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The 56-year-old said he believes he may only have two years to live as he battles pancreatic cancer.
Despite gruelling treatment, he has only missed one-and-a-half days of work in five months.
"You can bet that I'm going through hell," the Dirty Dancing star said. "And I've only seen the beginning of it."
In his first television interview since the diagnosis, Swayze acknowledged he may not beat the disease.
"I'd say five years is pretty wishful thinking. Two years seems likely if you're going to believe statistics.
"I want to last until they find a cure, which means I'd better get a fire under it," he said.
Swayze went ahead with filming for police drama The Beast, fitting chemotherapy sessions in at weekends.
Shunning painkillers during 12-hour shoots so as not to dampen his performance, he explained: "I've never been one to run from a challenge."
The actor was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer in January 2008. The cancer has spread to his liver.
In Patrick Swayze: The Truth, he told Barbara Walters: "Yeah, I'm scared. Yeah, I'm angry. Yeah, I'm (asking), 'Why me?'"
He spoke to the ABC interviewer at his California ranch alongside his wife, Lisa Niemi.
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Pint A Day 'Raises Cancer Risk'
Pint of beer ups cancer risk
Related Hot Topic: Cancer
Have your say: Cancer
The 56-year-old said he believes he may only have two years to live as he battles pancreatic cancer.
Despite gruelling treatment, he has only missed one-and-a-half days of work in five months.
"You can bet that I'm going through hell," the Dirty Dancing star said. "And I've only seen the beginning of it."
In his first television interview since the diagnosis, Swayze acknowledged he may not beat the disease.
"I'd say five years is pretty wishful thinking. Two years seems likely if you're going to believe statistics.
"I want to last until they find a cure, which means I'd better get a fire under it," he said.
Swayze went ahead with filming for police drama The Beast, fitting chemotherapy sessions in at weekends.
Shunning painkillers during 12-hour shoots so as not to dampen his performance, he explained: "I've never been one to run from a challenge."
The actor was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer in January 2008. The cancer has spread to his liver.
In Patrick Swayze: The Truth, he told Barbara Walters: "Yeah, I'm scared. Yeah, I'm angry. Yeah, I'm (asking), 'Why me?'"
He spoke to the ABC interviewer at his California ranch alongside his wife, Lisa Niemi.
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