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cartman
03-05-2008, 06:09 PM
He's been diagnosed with the bad version of pancreatic cancer. Once you've been told that, you usually don't have too much longer to live. :(
Kodos
03-05-2008, 06:11 PM
:(
terpkristin
03-05-2008, 06:11 PM
He's been diagnosed with the bad version of pancreatic cancer. Once you've been told that, you usually don't have too much longer to live. :(

Isn't that the type of cancer Steve Jobs had? Like in 03 or 04?
Either way, that's really unfortunate. Not that I cared much for any of his movies, particularly, but it's still rough..

/tk
cartman
03-05-2008, 06:14 PM
Isn't that the type of cancer Steve Jobs had? Like in 03 or 04?
Either way, that's really unfortunate. Not that I cared much for any of his movies, particularly, but it's still rough..

/tk

Steve Jobs had the rare version that was treatable. If you read between the lines of the doctor's statement "That he is well enough to continue working", that doesn't sound like the has the "lesser of two evils" kind.

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cschex
03-05-2008, 06:51 PM
That's really sad. Unfortunately, cartman is right, survival for pancreatic cancer is usually measured in months even in some of the early stages. The problem is, they only find something like 10% of the cases before they have spread.
TroyF
03-05-2008, 07:57 PM
Sad. My prayers are with him and his family.
Schmidty
03-05-2008, 08:18 PM
I hope he doesn't give up and buy Demi Moore a potter's wheel just yet.
st.cronin
03-05-2008, 08:23 PM
Roadhouse is on Vs. right now.
Schmidty
03-05-2008, 08:38 PM
Roadhouse is on Vs. right now.

I hate that whenever they go to and come back from commercial, Mike Emerick says "Roadhouse....on Versus!!".
cartman
03-05-2008, 08:39 PM
Time to fire up Red Dawn on the ol' DVD player.
Greyroofoo
03-05-2008, 08:41 PM
He's been diagnosed with the bad version of pancreatic cancer. Once you've been told that, you usually don't have too much longer to live. :(

So why did anyone tell him?
CamEdwards
03-05-2008, 08:48 PM
With a mom who's been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, I'd say if the doctors are saying he's well enough to continue working, he may have the treatable kind. When my mom got her diagnosis it was while she was already in the hospital and she never went back to work.
Anthony
03-05-2008, 08:55 PM
it sucks to hear, i don't even think we use our pancreas anymore. that's like getting appendix cancer.
miked
03-05-2008, 09:02 PM
it sucks to hear, i don't even think we use our pancreas anymore. that's like getting appendix cancer.

You are a very smart man.
CleBrownsfan
03-05-2008, 09:04 PM
:(
SFL Cat
03-05-2008, 09:12 PM
I'm not a big Patrick Swayze fan, but that is terrible news. My thoughts and prayers are with him.
vtbub
03-05-2008, 09:15 PM
it sucks to hear, i don't even think we use our pancreas anymore. that's like getting appendix cancer.


The pancreas creates insulin.

For Swayze, all the best.
RedKingGold
03-05-2008, 09:50 PM
Too bad it wasn't colon cancer, then there'd be a rash of "She's like the wind" jokes.

Too soon?
korme
03-05-2008, 09:53 PM
For shame
Greyroofoo
03-05-2008, 09:55 PM
Weird Al knows all about the pancreas.
ThunderingHERD
03-06-2008, 06:25 PM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v495/Rogziel/scan00020003.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v495/Rogziel/scan00020004.jpg
AZSpeechCoach
03-06-2008, 11:21 PM
Pancreatic Cancer is what claimed my mother 7 years ago. She lived 4 weeks after diagnosis :( Get well Swayze...
MizzouRah
03-07-2008, 07:03 AM
Sad news. :(
Ksyrup
03-13-2008, 07:06 AM
Too bad it wasn't colon cancer, then there'd be a rash of "She's like the wind" jokes.

Too soon?

How about:

"No one puts Swayze in the coroner's"

Excuse me while I take the elevator south.