Time for prayers...

Patrick Swayze has pancreatic cancer.

"Dirty Dancing" star Patrick Swayze has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer — one of the most fatal forms of the disease — and is currently undergoing treatment, a representative for the actor said Wednesday in a written statement.

The statement followed a report earlier in the day by the National Enquirer that said Swayze, 55, had five weeks to live because doctors in late January had diagnosed pancreatic cancer that had spread to other organs.

Swayze’s rep issued a statement Wednesday after the report began circulating, claiming the star is continuing his normal work schedule, and Swayze’s doctor said the reports of Swayze's imminent death are unfounded.

I know that pancreatic cancer, along with being one of the most deadly of cancers, is also one of the most painful.

I've always had a lot of respect for Swayze's talent; I pray that he beats the odds and overcomes this insidious ailment.