Swayze was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in January this year. His treatment has included reportedly chemotherapy and other treatments at the Stanford University Medical Center. Online reports indicate that Swayze has admitted to having smoked cigarettes regularly earlier in his life.

The actor appeared this week at a Los Angeles Lakers basketball game. That game marked his first appearance in public since news of his diagnosis was reported here on LALATE earlier this year.

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