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Swayze 'Has No Association' With Cancer Site Bearing His Name -- But Will He Fight It?

After passing along word of the new CureConnieAndPatrick.com Web site devoted to getting the word out about a possible "cure" for pancreatic cancer — and the site's unauthorized use of the disease's most famous afflictee — Defamer heard from Patrick Swayze's publicist Annett Wolf. The news didn't sound terribly good: "Patrick is not aware of this Web site, and he has no association with it or the medication it advertises," she told us. "He is not affiliated with the woman from the site; Patrick had no knowledge of her." So even if it's a good cause, would Swayze align himself with what essentially amounts to a campaign against a pharmaceutical manufacturer? More »

2:47 PM on Mon Mar 24 2008
By STV
1,246 views, 1 comment

Latest by jackvinyl: Will he Fight it? ummm seems like maybe his dancecard is full right now fighting a more pressing battle...? more »

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'Cure Possible For Patrick Swayze' -- According To A Fan In Indiana

The news of Patrick Swayze's cancer woes have drawn support from virtually every corner of the Web. Few have organized the type of outreach conjured by the family of Connie Loughman, however, whose press release hit Defamer HQ this morning with the curious subject line: "CURE POSSIBLE FOR PATRICK SWAYZE & INDIANA FAN SUFFERING FROM PANCREATIC CANCER":

An Indiana family is hoping for an Easter miracle - in the form of obtaining access to a revolutionary new treatment that holds the potential to cure both Hollywood legend, Patrick Swayze, and their beloved mother and wife from the ravages of pancreatic cancer - one of the most deadly forms of cancer.

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12:04 PM on Mon Mar 24 2008
By STV
2,106 views, 11 comments

Latest by PaisleyPajamas: @JackieL: I have no knowledge about the drug, and if it's experimental, I'm sure that's true for the medical community at large. It's the use of the word "cure" with regard to a treatment that is wince-worthy. Not more »