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In a year littered with celebrity passings, one more soul was added to the list today as Houston-born actor Patrick Swayze died- after a nearly two year battle with pancreatic cancer.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the 57-year-old Dirty Dancing star passed away with family at his side.
“Patrick Swayze passed away peacefully today with family at his side after facing the challenges of his illness for the last 20 months,” said a statement released Monday evening in Los Angeles by his publicist, Annett Wolf. No other details were given.
Swayze first came forward about his diagnosis in spring 2008, but decided to undergo treatments at the Stanford University Medical Center and still continue working at the same time-most recently on A&E’s now cancelled series The Beast. The actor was told he had Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm (IPMN), a rare stage IV pancreatic cancer.
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U.S. Senator Edward “Ted” Kennedy, the last surviving brother of the political family, died last night after more than a year battling brain cancer, according to CBC. Kennedy, 77, was surrounded by his family in Hyannis Port, Mass. when he passed.
Kennedy was one of the longest serving senators in American history, spending almost a total of 47 years in office. He was originally elected in 1962 when his brother, John F. Kennedy, was president. In 1980, he sought the Democratic party nomination against sitting president Jimmy Carter but his plans were ruined by a scandalous car accident in Martha’s Vineyard in which he pleaded guilty to leaving the scene.
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Farrah Fawcett has been hospitalized and is in bad shape. Fawcett has been battling cancer for three years and recently returned from Germany, where she had experimental stem-cell treatment. Sources told RadarOnline.com that she is critical but stable in a Los Angeles-area hospital. They also say she is unconscious and has been hospitalized for days.
The 62-year-old Charlie’s Angel, who was first diagnosed with the disease in 2006, has been hospitalized in Los Angeles since Thursday, according to People.
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Since the tragic death of British reality TV show star Jade Goody, cancer organizations have reported an increase in women inquiring about effects and testing of cancer. Goody was diagnosed with cervical cancer which is curable if caught early. PEOPLE reports that friend and publicist Max Clifford said “Her legacy will be that a lot of women owe their lives to Jade Goody because of her public announcement and battle against cervical cancer.”
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Jade Goody died in her sleep today following a public battle with cancer, her publicist Max Clifford said.
According to perezhilton.com, the reality TV star died with her mother Jackiey Budden at her side at her home in Upshire, Essex, at 3:14 a.m. on Mother’s Day.
“My beautiful daughter is at peace,” Ms Budden said. “Family and friends would like privacy at last”
Referring to how her public battle with cancer has raised awareness of the disease, Mr Clifford said: “I think she’s going to be remembered as a young girl who has, and who will, save an awful lot of lives”.
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Don Imus, the controversial radio personality, has announced he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer but is hopefull about making a full recovery. The cancer has not been spread to other organs. Imus announced on air, “I have great confidence in my doctors, I’ll be fine. If I’m not fine, then I won’t be fine. And it’s not a big deal.”
We all know Bif Naked as a tough as nails punk rocker chick who creates in your face rock anthems with a side of sweetness.
Bif’s been through a lot these last few years, including being diagnosed with breast cancer and recording a new album entitled ‘Promises’ while simultaneously going through 13 months of chemo and radiation therapy.
Bif sure is one tough lady. The album is set to be released on May, 5th, 2009 and Bif took to her official blog to let the world know that she is a fighter. “I had planned to release a record in 2009 and it is not in my being to let ANYTHING stop me,” she writes.
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The 27 year old actress who is spending her last days with terminal cancer in the hospital, faced a traumatizing break in on Sunday afternoon after a woman entered Goody’s room with a hammer. Goody screamed which alerted staff and removed the woman. PEOPLE reports that a A Metropolitan Police spokesman confirms, “Police were called on Sunday and arrested a woman in possession of an offensive weapon. She was taken into custody at a west London police station. Following the advice of Crown Prosecution Service the 41-year-old woman was release with no further action.”
Goody celebrated her two sons’ baptisms Saturday as one of her final wishes.
Peter Tork, a former member of 1960s group The Monkees, has been diagnosed with a rare cancer in his head and neck.
According to E! News, the 67-year-old musician and actor has adenoid cystic carcinoma, and underwent surgery to remove the growth on his tongue on Wednesday.
“It’s a bad news, good news situation,” the “I’m a Believer” Tork said. “It’s so rare a combination that there isn’t a lot of experience among the medical community about this particular combination.”
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In another heart-breaking development, it was revealed that dying reality star Jade Goody was baptized in a touching ceremony on Saturday in London.
According to celebuzz.com, the service took place in the chapel of London’s Royal Marsden Hospital, amid close friends and family. Fragile Goody was in a wheelchair for the 20-minute service. She was in a hospital gown and attached to a drip, reports the Daily Mail. Goody had specified that she wanted to have her baptism in an actual church, but she was in no condition to leave the hospital.
Her two sons, Bobby, five, and Freddy, four, were also christened with their 27-year-old mom.
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