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(Jan. 8) - Patrick Swayze talked with Barbara Walters about his struggle with pancreatic cancer and discusses how much time he has to live in his first interview since revealing he had been diagnosed with the disease.

"Five years is pretty wishful thinking," the 'Dirty Dancing' star told Walters, who had been pressing the heavy question. "Two years seems likely if you're going to believe statistics." Discussion Begins @ 02:23 >>

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The defiant actor also told Walters that he's "never been one to run from a challenge," but also "going through hell." Highlights Below

Hoping for a Cure: "If anybody had that cure out there, like so many people swear they do, you'd be two things. You'd be very rich, and you'd be very famous. Otherwise, shut up."

How He Feels Now: "There's a lot of fear here. There's a lot of stuff going on. Yeah, I'm scared. Yeah, I'm angry. Yeah, I'm [asking] why me. Yeah, I'm all this stuff."

How He Realized Something Was Wrong in Late 2007: "I tried to have champagne, and it would be like pouring acid, you know, on an open wound."

What Happened Next: "My indigestion issues got gigantic and constant. And then I started thinking, I'm getting skinny. I dropped about 20 pounds in the blink of an eye. And then when you see it in the mirror, when all of a sudden, you pull your eyes down and the bottom of your eyes go yellow and jaundice sets in -- then you know something's wrong."

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Why He Got Help: "I started doing a little research and started realizing this is not pretty. This is not a good thing."

His Response to Being Diagnosed With Life-Threatening Pancreatic Cancer: "Watch me! You watch what I pull off." Read about Pancreatic Cancer on AOL Health.

His Determination: "I keep dreaming of a future, a future with a long and healthy life, not lived in the shadow of cancer, but in the light."

Working on 'The Beast,' a New Series on A&E: "I think everybody thought I was out of my mind, you know, thinking I'm gonna pull off a TV show."

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2009-01-06 10:13:44

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SAlicea2k5

01:25 AMJan 18 2009

Patrick, God the Father of Jesus Christ can raise the dead . so what could be too hard for Him , to cure a simple disease in His eyes ? please read kjv version bible about Gods healing for our bodies. Matt. 8:17 Isa. 53:5 1 Peter 2:24 Jas. 5:13 Jas. 5:16 Jas. 5:14 Mark 16:18 Matt. 21:22 Mark 11:24 John 14:14 John 15:7 John 16:23 Psa. 50:15 John 5:14 . Please find The Church that believes these things that are written in His Word. THANK YOU FATHER, SON, AND THE HOLY GHOST, FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR US ALL. AMEN AND AMEN.

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NursBeKind

05:51 PMJan 12 2009

Yes, their is a soul. And God made man, and breathed into his nostrils the life of a living soul. We are talking about the God of Isaac, Abraham, and Jacob. I'll be uplifting you in prayer Patrick, and asking God to send you the comforter. May you accept the work done at the cross as Jesus withstood all of the world's sins into his body, unto death, thereby conquering sin. So that any who believe on Jesus, that he did this for us, would be forgiven and saved. By faith we believe Jesus and confess it with our mouth that he died on the cross and believe it in our heart that he did, and that he arose three days out of the grave, and thou shalt be saved.

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CPap007

05:26 PMJan 12 2009

shame , i lost a great friend 5 yrs ago w/ the same thing. he lasted only 6 months b4 he was gone

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HiitTheDirtBoys

04:49 PMJan 12 2009

Like everyone with a heart I hate to read or hear this kind of bad bad thing happen to awesome people. How scared he must feel inside.But this is reality & real life. Everyone please have yourself checked even if you feel a okay. All our love to you Patrick & your wife and your family.Hang in and fight for a cure.

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FoFoBerg

01:46 PMJan 12 2009

Cool guy, good attitude. Although not much hope, where there is life ther's hope. Since any man's death diminishes us all, I hope there is a miracle for Pat and anyone else who needs it.

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Lenofan87

09:52 AMJan 12 2009

How can you compare things like a broken thumb and flu symptoms on a plane to Patrick's pancreatic cancer??? Most of those other "celebrity health scares" need to be in another category.

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Lenofan87

09:51 AMJan 12 2009

How can you compare things like a broken thumb and flu symptoms on a plane to Patrick's pancreatic cancer??? Most of those other "celebrity health scares" need to be in another category.

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Illumind

03:39 PMJan 11 2009

He needs to put down the cigarrettes and pick up the Bible. May he seek God with all his heart while there is still time left.

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Larysa

12:36 PMJan 11 2009

For those that have cancer research Johanna Bugwig. She was nominated multiple times for a Nobel prize in biochemistry due to her work with cancer cures.

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Bmochabella

11:27 AMJan 11 2009

I truly believe Swayze could kick cancer's ass like his character in Road House. Wishful thinking, I suppose. My boyfriend thinks the same with me. He is eight years older than me. lol. We met online at Agelessfriends.com , a nice and free place for younger women and older men, or older women and younger men, to interact with each other.

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