Patrick Swayze is 'The Beast,' fights false press stories and cancer

Actor Patrick Swayze is putting up with a lot of crap. Patrick Swayze. The star of A&E's

Patrick Swayze. The star of A&E's "The Beast" is currently fighting for his life with chemotherapy for his Pancreatic cancer, and yet still manages to work and kept to rigorous smallscreen production schedules for his critically well-received drama. EPA/Jacek Turczyk The star of A&E's "The Beast" is currently fighting for his life with chemotherapy for his Pancreatic cancer, and yet still manages to work and kept to rigorous smallscreen production schedules for his critically well-received drama.Swayze, 56, was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer in January 2008. Swayze continuously has to fend off paparazzi looking for any cheap shot, and now a careless broadcaster in Florida set off a wildfire of chatter that the actor had passed.Having to shout down allegations of your own death cannot be pleasant for anyone, especially when Swayze is putting up such a fight. He had to expend precious energy today reassuring his fans that he was okay."This is to confirm that Patrick Swayze did not pass away this morning contrary to severely reckless reports stemming from a radio station in Jacksonville, Florida," his publicist said in a statement. "Swayze is alive, well and is enjoying his life and he continues to respond to treatment." In July of 2008, Swayze began working 12-hour days on the A&E show "The Beast," while undergoing chemotherapy. The show debuted in January 2009. The season finale aired last month.

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Barry, Essex, EnglandMay 20th, 2009 - 17:43:23

Glad to hear Mr Swayze is still with us, he is a brilliant actor and wish him all sucess in beating his cancer. Looking forward to season 2 of the beast.

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