Patrick Swayze went ‘through hell' before death due to fatal cancer - what happened?
11.06.2022 - 22:35
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pancreatic cancer, meaning it had spread to other parts of his body. The pancreas is a gland located behind the stomach, which produces many digestive enzymes. The condition can wreak havoc on the body, causing digestive problems, severe pain and jaundice, explains Mayo Clinic.
When the reporter asked if the actor was scared, he replied: "I don't know. I will be so either truthful or stupid as to say no. But then I immediately, when I say that, I have to say yes, I am.
"You can bet that I'm going through hell," Swayze said. "And I've only seen the beginning of it. "READ MORE: Monkeypox: What 'may have opened the door' to the outbreak, according to an expertDuring his cancer battle, the star's treatment included chemotherapy as well as an experimental medication known as vatalanib - a drug which to this day is still undergoing clinical trials in the US according to verywellhealth.
"There's a lot of fear here," Swayze added in the 2009 interview. "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.
"Doctors at the time of his diagnosis found a tumor in the midsection of his body as well as a tiny mass on his liver. According to the NHS, pancreatic cancer, as well as causing jaundice - yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes - can also cause a high temperature and tiredness. Other symptoms include feeling bloated, diarrhoea, and feeling sick.
Additional details about Swayze's diagnosis, including the symptoms he was experiencing, were revealed by his wife Niemi Swayze in November 2020 as part of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. "Patrick, he hadn't been feeling really well," she reflected. "He'd been having some persistent stomach pain which, you
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