Wednesday afternoon the National Enquirer announced that Patrick Swayze had been diagnosed with terminal cancer and hand only weeks to live. Late Wednesday evening Page Six reported that while the Dirty Dancing star does have cancer, it’s not as bad as first believed. Keep in mind that Patrick recently completed a pilot for A&E that was supposed to be the stations big new drama. So some of this could be spin.

“Actor Patrick Swayze has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and is currently undergoing treatment,” his rep said in a statement. “Patrick’s physician Dr. George Fisher states, ‘Patrick has a very limited amount of disease and he appears to be responding well to treatment thus far. All of the reports stating the timeframe of his prognosis and his physical side effects are absolutely untrue. We are considerably more optimistic.’ Patrick is continuing his normal schedule during this time, which includes working on upcoming projects. The outpouring of support and concern he has already received from the public is deeply appreciated by Patrick and his family.”

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