Patrick Swayze Cancer Update
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There is a new form of radiotherapy for inoperable cancers, and one man in the UK has been the first to undergo the procedure. Coincidentally the man has the same type of cancer as Patrick Swayze, the heart-throb from Dirty Dancing. Swayze’s cancer had previously been deemed inoperable, but this new procedure has given him renewed hope.
Swayze was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer which has only a 13% survival rate because most cancers of this type are inoperable. However the Cyberknife, the very new procedure that Swayze has reportedly used, targets these hard to reach tumors with high amounts of radiation. A High amount of radiation is medically proven to stop the growth of tumors and kill the cancerous cells.
When undergoing Cyberknife treatments, the patient is usually awake and alert. However they must be very still, as even a sneeze can disrupt the treatment. Other patients who have undergone this procedure have added months and years to their life.
Swayze who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer about a year ago has been fighting the disease aggressively. He has also appeared in several prime time specials to give the public updates about his condition. This comes just after Farrah Fawcett’s death from anal cancer.
I LOVED YOU, IN THE MOVIE ‘GHOST’ . I PRAY FOR YOUR FULL RECOVERY! GOD BLESS, BE HEALED IN THE NAME OF JESUS.
Really wish I had seen this article about new cyberknife for pancreatic inoperable cancer as I just lost my 40 year old daughter (only child) to this horrible disease which very few are paying attention to. Perhaps now that swayze (celebrity) is battling the same this disease will get more attention and more funding. BUT its too late for my daughter. Christine LoPorto.