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NEWS ABOUT: pancreatic cancer

pancreatic cancer stories: 54 news summaries

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 Swayze to Star in A&E Series 

'Dirty Dancing' star to continue treatment for pancreatic cancer

Jun 8, 08 2:43 PM CDT
(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... More »

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television • pancreatic cancer • Patrick Swayze • television news • A&E

 Swayze Stays
 Buoyant, Out
 and About 

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

May 28, 08 10:05 AM CDT
(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... More »

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celebrity • cancer treatment • pancreatic cancer • Patrick Swayze

Swayze 'Thrilled' With Results in Cancer Battle

Star thanks fans, reveals 'excellent'  response to treatment

Apr 9, 08 4:34 AM CDT
(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... More »

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cancer • chemotherapy • cancer treatment • pancreatic cancer • Patrick Swayze • Dirty Dancing

Living Life While Facing Death

Professor's 'last
lecture' inspires millions through viral Internet video

Mar 31, 08 7:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Professor Randy Pausch may be dying of pancreatic cancer, but a video of his “last lecture” continues to inspire millions around the world, the Independent reports. Pausch delivered his speech, titled "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams,” to laughter and tears at Carnegie Mellon in September. Picked up... More »

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cancer • cancer research • pancreatic cancer • life • Randy Pausch • motivational speaker • inspiration

Friends Rally
to Support Swayze

News of actor's pancreatic cancer
stuns Hollywood

Mar 6, 08 10:46 PM CST
(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... More »

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cancer • Whoopi Goldberg • pancreatic cancer • Patrick Swayze • Dirty Dancing • Pancreatic Cancer Action Network • Jennifer Grey • Ghost

Swayze Battling Cancer

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

Mar 5, 08 7:17 PM CST
(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... More »

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cancer • pancreatic cancer • National Enquirer • Patrick Swayze • Dirty Dancing • Patsy Swayze • Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

Steve Jobs: Brilliant Tyrant

Apple's mercurial CEO creates a risky rollercoaster ride for shareholders

Mar 5, 08 1:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Steve Jobs is an undisputed Silicon Valley superstar, but his genius has a price, Fortune reports. Jobs is a risk-taking, short-tempered tyrant, and those foibles make Apple a potential rollercoaster for investors. Jobs threatened the company—and his own freedom—in two separate backdating scandals, and, reports the magazine, risked... More »

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Steve Jobs • CEO • shareholders • Apple • Pixar • pancreatic cancer • stock option backdating • corporate governance • backdating scandal

Meat Linked to Many Cancers

Consumption red meat tied to lung, liver as well as colon cancer

Dec 12, 07 3:48 AM CST
(Newser) - A diet rich in red meat has long been linked to a higher risk of colon cancer, but new research also ties it to lung, esophageal and liver cancers. A new study of over a half million participants focuses on consumption of beef, pork, lamb and processed meats—cold cuts,... More »

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cancer • lung cancer • beef • liver cancer • colorectal cancer • lamb • pancreatic cancer • red meat • pork

Ward Off Cancer by Staying Thin, Study Says

Landmark report frowns on excess body weight, processed meat

Oct 31, 07 4:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Excess body weight and consumption of red meat can increase the risk of cancer, even for people within a healthy weight range, researchers reported today in a 40-year international study. Being within the healthy Body Mass Index range of 18.5-24.9 isn’t enough, the Guardian reports, because... More »

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cancer • breast cancer • alcohol • Body Mass Index • diet • colorectal cancer • pancreatic cancer • red meat • World Cancer Research Fund

Tenor Luciano Pavarotti Dies

Succumbs to cancer surrounded by family in hometown Italian villa

Sep 6, 07 1:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Opera star Luciano Pavarotti, one of the greatest tenors of the last century, died early this morning of pancreatic cancer, surrounded by his wife, sister and four daughters, in his hometown villa in Modena, Italy. He was 71. "The Maestro fought a long, tough battle," said his manager.... More »

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Italy • obituary • opera • Luciano Pavarotti • tenor • pancreatic cancer • singer • Modena • Nessun Dorma • Metropolitan Opera

Reagan Aide Michael Deaver Dead at 69

Controversial advisor who managed Gipper's image falls to cancer

Aug 18, 07 5:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - The man who crafted Ronald Reagan’s public persona died today of pancreatic cancer at age 69, the AP reports. Michael Deaver, part of the so-called “troika” that directed the Reagan presidency, specialized in managing the president’s image in the media. His own image was damaged by a... More »

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obituary • Ronald Reagan • perjury • pancreatic cancer • Nancy Reagan • Michael Deaver • troika

'Best Little Whorehouse' Crusader Dies

Texas sheriff turned journalist inspired musical

Jul 30, 07 7:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Crusading Texas journalist Marvin Zindler, whose successful efforts in shutting down a brothel inspired the play and film The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, died yesterday from pancreatic cancer.  He was 85. He began his journalism career at the age of 51 after he was fired from a Texas... More »

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Texas • obituary • Houston • pancreatic cancer • journalist • Marvin Zindler • Best Little Whorehouse

Pavarotti's
New Album Could Be Finale

Tenor records
sacred music while battling cancer

Jul 5, 07 6:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Opera singer Luciano Pavarotti is recording songs for what could be his last album as the 71-year-old tenor battles pancreatic cancer. His elder daughter reportedly told a magazine that he "knows he will die soon," but later insisted her words had been twisted. Doctors discovered the cancer last... More »

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music • theater • Italy • opera • Luciano Pavarotti • tenor • pancreatic cancer

Philosopher Richard Rorty Dies at 75

Influential thinker blasted the existence of truth, espoused patriotism

Jun 11, 07 6:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Richard Rorty, a celebrated intellectual whose ponderous body of work spanned the gamuts of philosophy, politics, and literary theory, died of pancreatic cancer Friday, at 75. Rorty was known both as a resplendent thinker and as on old lion of the left. “At 12, I knew that the point... More »

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cancer • Stanford University • Richard Rorty • philosophy • John Dewey • pragmatism • American pragmatism • obituary • William James • pancreatic cancer

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