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Barbara Walters Exclusive: Actor's First Interview Since Announcing Illness Airs in January

Those reports that Patrick Swayze's health is failing? Consider them false. In a statement to ABC News, the "Dirty Dancing" actor, currently working on the new A&E series "The Beast," said he's waging his almost-year-long battle with pancreatic cancer and plans to win. "I'm very proud of the work I've done on my new series 'The Beast,' and I am happy to be back home for the holidays." In his first television interview since being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer earlier this year, Swayze and... Full Story
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