Patrick Swayze 'Is Alive,' Rep Says

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Despite reports swirling around claiming that Patrick Swayze has lost his battle with pancreatic cancer, the actor's rep says that Swayze "did not pass away this morning."

Annett Wolf, Swayze's rep, tells PEOPLE exclusively that the alive statement was issued to combat "severely reckless reports stemming from a radio station in Jacksonville, Florida." Wolf went on to say that "Patrick Swayze is alive, well and is enjoying his life and he continues to respond to treatment."

Swayze, 56, has been fighting cancer over the past year. In March, he told PEOPLE that he hopes "the press will think twice about printing inaccuracies and painting an unpleasant picture when I have so much to be thankful for at this time."

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Swayze's Cancer Battle

With his health and fight against pancreatic cancer still looming, Patrick Swayze's show 'The Beast' has been canceled after one season on the air. Swayze's been dealing with bigger issues of late, including having to deny death reports in mid-May.

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Swayzes Cancer Battle

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Swayze's battle with pancreatic cancer has been a public one at times. He's seen here in January of 2009 giving his first television interview since being diagnosed. Swayze told Barbara Walters that "You spend so much time chasing staying alive, you won't live."

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Swayze opened up about his cancer fight to PEOPLE in a March 2008 cover story to give his own take on his health.

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For Swayze, family is key during these tough times. His wife Lisa "has been a rock. She's there to support him through all of this," according to Swayze's sister. Lisa and Patrick are seen here in London on Nov. 28, 2005.

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Patrick and Lisa, here after the unveiling of his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on Aug. 18 , 1997, met at his mother's dance studio when he was 19 and she was 15.

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Lisa, left, and Patrick married in 1975. Facing Patrick's diagnosis, Lisa is taking charge of his fight and recovery, including flying him to chemotherapy, making special high-fat meals, and keeping track of his medication. Many of Swayze's friends and costars have also given the actor support.

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"He's a Texan -- very strong and very determined. And he has a wife who adores him at his side. Theirs is a great, enduring love. It's inspiring to all of us," Natasha Richardson, who co-starred with Swayze in 'Waking Up in Reno,' said.

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Liam Neeson recalled an incident when he and Swayze were on Broadway together in 'Next of Kin'. "A few times he and Lisa would be chatting about his early Broadway days when he was a dancer, and he'd suddenly start dancing -- it was just like a piece of poetry. They'd just get up, and the two of them would dance. It was very beautiful, very moving."

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"Like any great marriage, they seem to move together as one person. They're like a single organism. She is a strong, strong woman -- very funny, very kind, very smart. They love each other and it's apparent. The partnership is for life," 'Road House' co-star Kelly Lynch described of Patrick and his wife.

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Tom Cruise, who befriended Swayze on the set of 'The Outsiders,' said, "I've always known Patrick to be a good man, a fighter. We are all pulling for him and praying for a quick recovery."

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