The article I read said he battled cancer for 20 months. Fighting pancreatic cancer that long is TOUGH. RIP.
They're doing it backwards; walking up the down slide.
River ,'Ariel'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
SuziQ - Sep 14, 2009 4:06:08 pm PDT #8803 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
flea - Sep 14, 2009 4:08:13 pm PDT #8804 of 30001
information libertarian
Mr. flea's uncle died of pancreatic cancer and it is a pisser. I think the average survival from diagnosis like 5 months.
shrift - Sep 14, 2009 4:09:11 pm PDT #8805 of 30001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I was so distracted by the US Open that I forgot to stop by the grocery store for fresh basil. Insert Basel pun here.
Jesse - Sep 14, 2009 4:09:54 pm PDT #8806 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
So sad. My friend's father died from pancreatic cancer pretty quickly, too -- actually I think he was diagnosed when Swayze was "getting better." He died about a year ago.
§ ita § - Sep 14, 2009 4:10:21 pm PDT #8807 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Insert Basel pun here.
Oh, god, you're a geek. So does that mean it was your fault?
sarameg - Sep 14, 2009 4:14:23 pm PDT #8808 of 30001
Pancreatic killed my favorite professor in college. It's a nasty one.
bon bon - Sep 14, 2009 4:22:11 pm PDT #8809 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
How is it discovered? I assume it's not very preventable.
Dana - Sep 14, 2009 4:22:35 pm PDT #8810 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I'm so sorry to hear about Patrick Swayze. There need to be some memorial Dirty Dancing viewings.
ita, I blame you for how the U.S. Open turned out.
Jesse - Sep 14, 2009 4:25:10 pm PDT #8811 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
How is it discovered? I assume it's not very preventable.
I think that's part of the problem -- it's not diagnosed (not sure how they do it) until it's generally too late.
flea - Sep 14, 2009 4:25:19 pm PDT #8812 of 30001
information libertarian
One of the reasons it is so deadly is that pancreatic cancer is pretty asymptomatic in the early stages - it only tends to be diagnosed when it is widespread and metastasized. mr. flea's uncle was jaundiced and run down; it obstructs the bile duct.