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Actress and Author Suzanne Somers has said that Patrick Swayze died because of his chemotherapy, not, uh, pancreatic cancer.

We are devastated to hear that Patrick Swayze has lost his battle with cancer. He passed away on Monday. He was fifty-seven, and clearly went way before his time.

Maura Tierney, 44, will undergo surgery for a breast tumor.

The actress who made her name on NBC’s ER as Abby Lockheart spoke out in a press release from NBC Universal announcing that Tierney was ill and that her treatment would delay the production of her new series, Parenthood, previously scheduled to premiere Sept. 23, but now pushed to mid-season.

Cancer-stricken Patrick Swayze is still battling the effects of his dramatic illness.

New photographs (similar to this one taken in May) of the actor at his New Mexico ranch have surfaced.

They show Swayze in a cowboy hat, jeans and jacket, near his pick-up truck, smiling and very active.

Swayze's cop show, The Beast, was cancelled two days before the photos. It ran for just one season.

Actress Farrah Fawcett, 62, who became one of the best known faces in Hollywood for her 1970s role in Charlie’s Angels, died earlier today, after a three-year battle with cancer.

Her long-time partner, Ryan O’Neal, father of her son, Redmond O'Neal, released the following statement:

Farrah Fawcett was recently hospitalized and placed in the intensive care unit.

Her partner, Ryan O’Neal and other family members and friends have reportedly gathered to say their final goodbyes.

Ethan Zohn is hoping to be a real life survivor.

The soccer player, who outwitted, outplayed and outlasted the competition to win Survivor: Africa, is battling cancer.

On April 30th, Zohn, 35, was diagnosed with Stage 2 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. After months of unexplained itching and night sweats, which were originally thought to be a skin condition, doctors discovered a swollen lymph node under his left clavicle.

Almost 9 million people watched Farrah's Story, the documentary about actress Farrah Fawcett's life and struggle with cancer, on NBC this past Friday night.

Based on the positive reception and Fawcett's own wishes, it has been announced that another special will be produced soon.

“We haven’t stopped filming, and we’re going to make a second installment on her life,” Farrah's longtime companion, Ryan O'Neal, told Meredith Vieira on the Today show this morning.

Ryan O’Neal has given his first interview about his longtime partner Farrah Fawcett’s valiant but devastating battle with cancer for the past two and a half years.

He reveals how the anal cancer long ago spread to other parts of her body, including her liver, saying, “She stays in bed now. The doctors see that she is comfortable. Farrah is on IVs, but some of that is for nourishment. The treatment has pretty much ended.”

American Idol winner David Cook has lost his brother to brain cancer.

David made the announcement on Sunday morning to a crowd of 9,000 at the 12th Annual Race for Hope 5K run/walk in Washington, D.C., an event which benefits National Brain Tumor Society and Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure. Cook was the event’s honorary chairman and his team raised more the $97,000 for the cause.

He told the crowd gathered in the rain, “I lost my brother yesterday to a brain tumor,” before choking up. “I couldn’t imagine being anywhere else right now.”