# Patrick Swayze dying of cancer?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-swayze-dying-of-cancer/440212>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 5, 2008, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-swayze-dying-of-cancer/440212 "2008-03-05T18:00:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-swayze-dying-of-cancer/440212/1 "2008-03-05T18:00:40Z")

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According to the National Enquirer (more accurate in their news these days then they’re given credit for) - Patrick Swayze has pancreatic cancer which has spread to other organs and his doctors are only giving him five weeks today.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-swayze-dying-of-cancer/440212/2 "2008-03-05T18:07:26Z")

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[Thread in progress.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=458531)

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**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-swayze-dying-of-cancer/440212/3 "2008-03-05T18:08:07Z")

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If true then he will really be testing the mantra, “Pain don’t hurt.”

He will always be that guy from Roadhouse and that guy who battled Chris Farley in a Chippendales dance-off.

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**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-swayze-dying-of-cancer/440212/4 "2008-03-05T19:43:23Z")

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Since there’s a thread already running at the link **runner pat** kindly gave us, I’ll close this down.