Swayze made the revelation scary 12 months after his long battle with pancreatic cancer stage. TV host Barbara Watler was scared and angry and has been going through hell. In his first television interview since being diagnosed with stage four cancer, the Dirty Dancing star told U.S. Hollywood actor Patrick Swayze, who is fighting pancreatic cancer, has admitted that could only have two years to live. Patrick has revealed that although he is trying to be as active as possible with its work in progress, he is often haunted by the bitter truth that can be run out of time.