Actress Lea Thompson has become the latest celebrity to offer her former co-star Patrick Swayze her full support after the actor revealed he’s suffering from pancreatic cancer. Reports the Dirty Dancing star was suffering from pancreatic cancer surfaced on Wednesday, and were later confirmed by his publicist.

And Thompson, who starred alongside Swayze in 1984’s Red Dawn, is convinced her old pal will successfully fight the disease – because of his dancing skills!

She says, “I’ve known him for so long, he’s a great guy, and I love him so much. He was such a great dancer. He will be resilient – us dancers are tough!” Earlier on Thursday, Whoopi Goldberg sent her Ghost co-star Swayze her best during the live broadcast of U.S. TV show The View.

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I reported earlier this morning that Patrick Swayze was rumored to have terminal cancer. I hoped it wasn’t true – but I had this feeling it was. Well, unfortunately I was right. It has been confirmed by his rep:

Dirty Dancing star Patrick Swayze has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and might only have weeks to live, a rep for the star said today.

The 55-year-old star’s publicist confirmed to Page Six that he’s suffering from pancreatic cancer, which could tragically bring down the curtain on his remarkably diverse career.

Patrick was diagnosed with the cancer more than a month ago.

The average life expectancy is six to nine months, with only 4 percent of patients living more than five years.

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Update from People:

Patrick Swayze, who starred in Dirty Dancing and Ghost, has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, his doctor says.

“Patrick has a very limited amount of disease and he appears to be responding well to treatment thus far,” Dr. George Fisher says in a statement. “All of the reports stating the time frame of his prognosis and his physical side effects are absolutely untrue. We are considerably more optimistic.”

The actor’s rep adds: “Patrick is continuing his normal schedule during this time, which includes working on upcoming projects. The outpouring of support and concern he has already received from the public is deeply appreciated by Patrick and his family.”

This rumor is definitely gaining speed on the internet, and I hope it’s not true.

Patrick Swayze is dying from cancer and has just five weeks to live, according to The National Enquirer.

The magazine says the star of Dirty Dancing and Ghost was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in January and that it has spread to other organs.

They claim Swayze has been having radical chemotherapy treatment recently but that doctors are not optimistic it will kill the disease.

An insider told The National Enquirer: “He was told he could have two more treatments, but his cancer was not responding. In short – they held out little hope for a cure.”

Sure, I know it’s The National Enquirer…but they’re not always wrong.  That’s the scary part.