Patrick Swayze: I May Only Live "Two Years"

[Elano]

Patrick Swayze - who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year - says he may have only two years to live.

On ABC's Patrick Swayze: The Truth (airing tonight, 10 p.m. ET), Swayze, 56, tells Barbara Walters he has already has defied survival rates and reports predicting he should have "been dead a long time."

Still, he admits, "I'd say five years is pretty wishful thinking. Two years seems likely if you're going to believe statistics.

"I want to last until they find a cure, which means I'd better get a fire under it," says the star, who denies he is on his "death bed."

He admits he is "scared" but says he is waging his battle against cancer "moment to moment."

"When do you decide the fight isn't matching up to your quality of life?" he asked. "So far, I've got potential for a lot of quality of life."

See photos of other stars who have beat cancer.

He also says he refused painkillers while working on his new A&E drama The Beast.

People thought he was "out of his mind," he says. But "when you're shooting you can't do drugs... 'cos it takes the edge off your brain."

See what Patrick Swayze's Dirty Dancing costar Jennifer Grey has to say about his diagnosis.

Swayze says he missed only a day-and-a-half of filming of the show, which premieres next week.

As for his smoking habit, the actor has "cut back" but says quitting for him is not a "priority."

[Sikotic™]

I don't know why people give him so much shit for still smoking. He's already fucked and is going to die. Might as well smoke as many cigarettes as he can before his pancreas rots away.

[big mat]

i'm surprised dude is still alive, it's the worst cancer. My neighbour died one or two months after the diagnosis he really went downhill with this shit

[jeromechickenbone]

Say what you want about Swazye, but Roadhouse is a classic, I think I felt my first titty watching Dirty Dancing, and his performance in Donnie Darko was awesome.

Fuck em Pat, smoke till you choke doggy

[Kool Beenz]

can someone explain to me what pancreas cancer is?

[Don Jacob]

fuck that shit, no one puts baby in a corner.

[Chief]

can someone explain to me what pancreas cancer is?

sure thing

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

can someone explain to me what pancreas cancer is?

you're on the internet.

[Kool Beenz]

can someone explain to me what pancreas cancer is?

you're on the internet.

yeah i googled it 5 minuites after i didnt get a reply

[big mat]

can someone explain to me what pancreas cancer is?

you're on the internet.

hahaha

[Sikotic™]

So is it safe to say that Ghost 2 is on the way?

[Al Bundy]

can someone explain to me what pancreas cancer is?

you're on the internet.

LMAO

[big mat]

So is it safe to say that Ghost 2 is on the way?

i shouldn't laugh, but HAHAHA

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

can someone explain to me what pancreas cancer is?

you're on the internet.

yeah i googled it 5 minuites after i didnt get a reply

www.wikipedia.org

[Elano]

SWAYZE HOSPITALISED WITH PNEUMONIA
PATRICK SWAYZE has suffered a cancer set-back and has checked himself into hospital after coming down with pneumonia. Just two days after his candid interview with broadcaster Barbara Walters aired on U.S. TV, the actor was forced to skip a Los Angeles press conference on Friday (9Jan09) to talk about his new show The Beast. Explaining his absence, A&E cable network president Robert DeBitetto revealed the 56-year-old was under observation in an California clinic. DeBitetto, who was praised for keeping Swayze on The Beast despite his public battle with pancreatic cancer, told reporters, "I just spoke with Patrick Swayze. "He checked himself into the hospital this morning for observation after coming down with pneumonia. "Anyone who has had chemotherapy will know the toll it takes on the immune system. Illness are unavoidable. Patrick is very sorry to be unable to attend and promises to promote the Beast when he is back on his feet. "He thanks everyone for the outpouring of support." An unnamed producer on The Beast told okmagazine.com at the press conference, "For him, it's a bump in the road. We're all wishing him well." Swayze's co-star Travis Fimmel added, "He's fearless, an icon. I can't say enough good things about the guy." The Beast premieres on 15 January