Cancer-stricken actor Patrick Swayze is “winning the battle” against the potentially fatal disease.

The Ghost star was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer earlier this year, but after undergoing treatment at Stanford University Medical Center in California and maintaining a healthy diet, he claims to be making a good recovery.

He says, “My treatments are working and I am winning the battle. I am juicing (drinking fresh fruit juice) every day along with other treatments and all I can say is that it’s working fine and really well.”

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Patrick Swayze is bouncing back: The actor’s television project has just been greenlighted by A&E and will start filming this summer.

Swayze, who says he has been responding well to treatment for pancreatic cancer, is set to star in the A&E drama The Beast alongside Aussie actor and former Tarzan star Travis Fimmel.

“I have searched for quite a long time to find a character that is this multi-layered, unpredictable and downright entertaining, as well as a project this current and cutting edged,” Swayze, 55, said in a statement from the network.

In the series, the actor has a starring role playing veteran FBI agent Charles Barker, who is assigned to teach his rookie partner (Fimmel) his eccentric undercover crime-solving methods while secretly being investigated by an Internal Affairs team. Production on the show begins this summer and will film on location in Chicago, with a scheduled premiere date of early 2009.

“Chicago is an amazing, untapped city. I can’t wait to get to work on this,” said Swayze.

The actor is currently undergoing care at Stanford University Medical Center and will continue his course of treatment during filming. The original pilot for the A&E series was shot last December, just three months before the actor revealed his cancer diagnosis.

Recently Swayze updated People on his condition and showed no signs of slowing down, traveling with wife Lisa to Reno and attending a Los Angeles Lakers game.

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Patrick Swayze is already planning his return to work - he’s hoping his new TV series The Beast will be commissioned by a U.S. cable channel.

The actor revealed earlier this week that he is responding well to treatment for pancreatic cancer.

And now TV network A&E is so pleased with the news of the star’s wellbeing, bosses have hinted they may pick up the pilot for the series, which was filmed last year.

Network spokesperson Michael Feeney says, “We’re delighted to hear the news that he’s doing well. He completed a phenomenal pilot in December, and it remains in strong contention to become a series. It’s one of several pilots we have in development to become a series on A+E. But the network has not made a decision yet.”

Annett Wolf, Swayze’s publicist, adds, “He’s doing well. We’re waiting to hear about the pilot.”

If picked up, production on The Beast would begin in the summer or early autumn, according to the New York Daily News.

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Patrick Swayze is baffled by claims he is taking time out from cancer treatment to star in a sequel to 1991 surfing movie Point Break.

W. Peter Iliff, who wrote the screenplay for the original movie, has penned a follow-up, and insists Swayze will reprise his role as bank-robbing surfer Bodhi and co-star Keanu Reeves is onboard to play F.B.I. agent Johnny Utah.

He tells Us Weekly magazine, “We always wanted Patrick to return. He’ll definitely be surfing.”

Swayze was diagnosed with deadly pancreatic cancer last month, but Iliff adds of the actor’s health: “Things are going well, he’s fighting the good fight.”

On Wednesday Swayze issued a statement revealing he is responding well to cancer treatment - but his representative insists he will not be taking part in a Point Break sequel.

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Patrick Swayze is sharing his “great news” with People: His positive response to treatment for pancreatic cancer has allowed him to live a full and busy life.

In addition to attending a Lakers game over the weekend, the Dirty Dancing star has traveled, socialized and on Monday got in birthday shopping for wife Lisa, ordering a diamond pendant from a jeweler friend in Nevada.

In an exclusive statement to People readers, Swayze says:

“Thought I’d give you guys a little update. Lisa and I have been back and forth from New Mexico enjoying the arrival of spring and new baby calves. This past weekend, we spent a fun time with friends in Reno for Lisa’s birthday, where I took her jewelry shopping at Kenny G & Company and (we) were able to find her something really special and much deserved! In the meantime, I am continuing treatment at Stanford and the great news is I continue to respond well.”

Swayze, 55, who announced in March he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, is undergoing treatment at Stanford University Medical Center.

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Patrick Swayze defied reports he’s close to death by appearing happy and healthy at a Los Angeles Lakers play-off game on Friday night.

The Ghost star, who has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, joined celebrity basketball fans including Jack Nicholson, Tobey Maguire, David and Victoria Beckham, Eva Longoria Parker and Sylvester Stallone at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Cheering on the Lakers against the San Antonio Spurs, smiling Swayze was spotted in the crowd with his wife Lisa Niemi.

And his presence seemed to give the Lakers the life they needed - the team hammered the Spurs 101-71 to go up 2-0 in the Western Conference basketball final series.

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Patrick Swayze could be set for a return to the big screen - as surfer movie Point Break is set to be revived in a sequel.

A follow-up to the 1991 film, which also starred Keanu Reeves, is reported to be in the pipeline - and Swayze could reprise his role, health permitting.

The sequel is due to be shot in Singapore and Indonesia, and is set 20 years after the disappearance of Swayze’s character Bodhi, reports British newspaper The Sun.

The cast for the movie is as yet unconfirmed.

Earlier this year, Swazye confirmed he was suffering from pancreatic cancer.

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