New York - Patrick Swayze wants to get one thing straight: he’s not losing his battle with pancreatic cancer just yet.
The Dirty Dancing actor, who stars in the upcoming A&E series The Beast, is fuming at tabloid reports that suggest otherwise.
“They’re reporting that I’m on my last legs and saying goodbye to my tearful family!” AOL.com quotes him as saying. “It’s upsetting that the shoddy and reckless reporting from these publications cast a negative shadow on the positive and good fight I’m fighting.”
Swayze released a statement to ABC News yesterday saying that he’s winning his fight against the disease and responding well to treatment. The statement read, in part, “It’s a great feeling of accomplishment to say you’re gonna do something and do it.”
The 56-year-old was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year. Filming on The Beast has wrapped and the show is expected to air sometime next year.
With his wife Lisa Niemi, Swayze will do his first television interview since his diagnosis with Barbara Walters. The sit-down will be taped at his California ranch and is scheduled to air in January.