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(Newser) - Patrick Swayze wrapped up shooting for his TV show The Beast today after celebrating at a Chicago club. The cancer-stricken actor showed up at Underground last night with his wife, looking "relaxed, laughing easily," an eyewitness told Us . Scruffy-faced and casual in a hood and cap, he didn't circulate or stand but chatted as fans dropped by. He "didn't appear drained by the appearance at the event," the source said. More »

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Swayze: I Catch 'Myself With
a Smile on
My Face'

Cancer-stricken actor
is working, 'proud' of it

(Newser) - Patrick Swayze is healthy, working, and excited by the future, the New York Times reports. The actor, who is responding well to treatment for pancreatic cancer, is shooting a cop drama for A&E, The Beast . “I do find myself, at the end of the day, riding home sort of catching myself with a smile on my face,” he said. “I’m proud of what I’m doing.” More »

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  Bambi Is Best Weepy: Poll  

Ghost edges out Titanic, and cartoons are well represented in online outcome

(Newser) - Bambi is the best “tear-jerker” ever, the Daily Telegraph reports. An online poll puts the Disney cartoon at the top of the list, and it should be no surprise: Even Paul McCartney credits the death of Bambi’s mother for his vegetarianism. Ghost , the sentimental story of the relationship between Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, and Whoopi Goldberg, was a close second. More »

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OPINION

 5 Reasons Dirty 
 
Keeps Dancing 

With musical version making way across US, a look at its ageless appeal

(Newser) - Baby is back, but her teen spirit never really left us. With the stage version of Dirty Dancing already a hit in London and starting a US tour this weekend, the Chicago Tribune runs down 10 reasons why fans are still having the time of their lives. It features "dirty" dancing. It's a how-to on having sex with your clothes on. It made Keds cool. Even Dancing With the Stars novices don't get to wear gym shoes. More »

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(Newser) - The all-star TV benefit that ran on three US networks and reached 170 countries worldwide has raised $100 million for cancer research, Reuters reports. Friday's Stand Up to Cancer  telecast, which drew a modest but apparently generous audience of 10.3 million in the US. It attracted 100 celebs, some of whom, like Christina Applegate and Patrick Swayze, have undergone cancer treatment. More »

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 Swayze Joins Cancer Telethon 

Celebrities touched by cancer join historic 3-network telethon

(Newser) - Dozens of Hollywood's finest got together for a historic hour-long, three-network telethon in support of cancer research last night, reports AP. They included cancer survivors Elizabeth Edwards, Christina Applegate and Lance Armstrong, among several others, who made passionate pleas for funding to fight the disease. Cancer kills 550,000 Americans and 6 million worldwide each year—"the equivalent of 9/11 every two days," said Armstrong. More »

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 Cancer-Stricken
 Swayze Busted
 With Butt 

Actor reportedly lights up on set

(Newser) - Despite fighting pancreatic cancer, actor Patrick Swayze is still smoking, the Sun reports. The Dirty Dancing star, who turns 56 today, was spotted lighting up between scenes of his upcoming A&E crime drama The Beast , the tabloid reports. The self-described “miracle man” was reportedly given weeks to live when first diagnosed in January. More »

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 Swayze Filming New Show

Actor was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in January

(Newser) - Patrick Swayze was back at work for the first time since being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, the Daily Mail reports. The 55-year-old actor was joined by his wife on the Chicago set of A&E’s The Beast . The actor, who is undergoing chemotherapy, has called himself a “miracle” after being given weeks to live in January. More »

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 Swayze: 'I'm a Miracle' 

Actor appears fit at LAX en route to filming new drama series

(Newser) - Rugged actor Patrick Swayze, battling pancreatic cancer, gave a thumbs up sign to onlookers and declared himself  a "miracle" as he passed through Los Angeles' airport. It was a rare public appearance by the 55-year-old actor, who's currently shooting a TV drama series in Chicago in which he plays an FBI agent, reports US Magazine . "I'm a miracle, dude," he told a group of photographers. "I don't know why." More »

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 Swayze to Star in A&E Series 

'Dirty Dancing' star to continue treatment for pancreatic cancer

(Newser) - Cancer isn't stopping Patrick Swayze from making a jump to the small screen with his new show on A&E. Swayze, who is battling pancreatic cancer but says he's responding well to treatment, secured the network's OK and will start filming The Beast this summer. He'll star as a weathered FBI agent being investigated by Internal Affairs, People reports. More »

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 Swayze Stays
 Buoyant, Out
 and About 

Actor says he's responding well to treatment and keeping busy

(Newser) - People passes along an update from Patrick Swayze, who may look pale and gaunt but took in a Lakers game over the weekend, and wants fans to know the "great news" is he's responding well to treatment and able to keep up a busy life as he battles pancreatic cancer. More »

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Swayze 'Thrilled' With Results in Cancer Battle

Star thanks fans, reveals 'excellent'  response to treatment

(Newser) - Actor Patrick Swayze is enjoying an "excellent" response to treatment for pancreatic cancer—and is thankful to friends and fans for their support, he and his wife told People . The Dirty Dancing star plans to continue with the same treatment at a California hospital, his doctor said. Swayze announced last month that he's suffering from pancreatic cancer—one of the deadliest forms of the disease. More »

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Friends Rally
to Support Swayze

News of actor's pancreatic cancer
stuns Hollywood

(Newser) - Patrick Swayze's celebrity friends are offering encouragement to the actor a day after news broke that the Dirty Dancing and Ghost star has pancreatic cancer, Access Hollywood reports. “I won an Oscar because of Patrick Swayze," said Ghost co-star Whoopi Goldberg on The View . "So baby, we want you to feel better and we’ll talk soon I hope.” More »

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Swayze Battling Cancer

But he says tabloid reports of having only weeks to live are false

(Newser) - Patrick Swayze does have pancreatic cancer, a doctor said today, but a report that the actor has five weeks to live is false, E! News reports. The National Enquirer wrote earlier that Swayze, 55, has lost 20 pounds to the disease, among the deadliest of cancers. "Reports stating the time frame of his prognosis and his physical side effects are absolutely untrue," the doctor said. More »

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