Patrick Swayze Stopping Cancer Treatment?
Rumor is that actor Patrick Swayze, who disclosed his cancer diagnosis a few months go and who was recently hospitalized with pneumonia, has decided enough is enough and he is discontinuing his treatments:
The 56-year-old is said to have made the decision after doctors told him there was little they could do to stop the progress of his illness, according to reports from US magazine The National Enquirer.The Dirty Dancing star was diagnosed twelve months ago with pancreatic cancer, one of the most virulent forms of the disease.
Medical experts say most patients have less than six months to live after being diagnosed with such cancer.
Swayze had been determined to fight but earlier this month suffered a setback when he was admitted to hospital with pneumonia.
He was released on January 16 after a week under doctors' supervision.
The magazine claimed the Ghost star was now growing increasingly weak.
A family friend told the Enquirer: 'There's nothing more doctors can do for him.
'We are down to the wire and the goal now is to keep Patrick comfortable.
'His condition is inoperable and they have stopped the chemo. He's still losing weight and he's very weak.'
The friend added: 'Patrick regards himself as a cowboy, and is determined to die with his boots on and no regrets.'
Now, yes, it is the National Enquirer via the Daily Mail, both of whom have been known to get their stories crooked (as opposed to straight). But lately the NE has been doing a good job of not only breaking news but actually getting it right when they do.
You'll recall his words a while back when he sat down for an interview with Barbara Walters:
“I’ve never been one to run from a challenge,” Swayze told Barbara Walters in his first interview since his cancer diagnosis last January. Continued on the next pagePage 1 2
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