Though, the actor's plans for writing a book are 'extremely premature', with no publisher and no dates, Annett Wolf, Patrick Swayze's representative and Jayme Phillips, his publicist reveals, the cancer-stricken actor intends to write a memoir, with Lisa, his wife collaborating with him on the book.

'Dirty Dancing' star, actor Patrick Swayze, 56, who was hospitalised for pneumonia, hours before he was scheduled to appear at a gathering of television critics to promote 'The Beast', his new TV crime drama in which he plays the role of a rogue FBI undercover agent, has now been released from hospital. Now at home, he is resting with wife, Lisa, 52, no further details are available.

Patrick Swayze, the 'Dirty Dancing' star is beset with health problems, not only has he been battling with pancreatic cancer, but now hospitalized with pneumonia, he has been forced to pull out from promoting his new A&E series 'The Beast' at Friday's Television Critics Association press tour.

Los Angeles  - Actor Patrick Swayze who is battling pancreatic cancer, checked himself into hospital on Friday after contracting pneumonia.

Battling with pancreatic cancer in its advanced stage, actor Patrick Swayze is a survivor of sorts! He has been fighting the disease for almost a year, even though most patients in a similar state generally do not survive more than six months or so after the diagnosis.

Patrick Swayze, 56, star of ‘Dirty Dancing’ and ‘Ghost’ is reportedly suffering from pancreatic cancer, but denies Tuesday’s tabloid reports, claiming he is close to dying.