Patrick Swayze: Life in Pictures

After bouts with alcoholism, broken appendages, the death of his sister and a sliding career, Swayze now has a new ailment to overcome. The actor was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and is being treated for the disease while completing two projects: a film, “Powder Blue,” and a television movie titled “The Beast.” According to Dr. George Fisher, Swayze’s physician, he has a very limited amount of disease and appears to be responding well to treatment.  (Bruce Gilbert / For the Times)