i'm going to go cry with baby in the corner.

Patrick Swayze confirms he has cancer.

Swazye was diagnosed with the cancer more than a month ago.

The average life expectancy is six to nine months, with only 4 percent of patients live more than five years.

DUDE. ;_;

ETA - This report from People.com sounds considerably less tragic:

"Patrick has a very limited amount of disease and he appears to be responding well to treatment thus far," Dr. George Fisher says in a statement. "All of the reports stating the time frame of his prognosis and his physical side effects are absolutely untrue. We are considerably more optimistic."