Patrick Swayze, star of the hit movies Dirty Dancing (1987) and Ghost (1990), announced he has Pancreatic Cancer. This guide includes some of the best reporting on Swayze’s condition and offers info on his disease. There are plenty of “shock value” stories out there—with headlines like “5 Weeks to Live?”—but we’ve stayed away from those and included, instead, info about Swayze’s efforts to fight this disease and the ways his illness can help educate people about Pancreatic Cancer.