<P> Swayze told Barbara Walters in January 2009 that he wanted the media to report that he was "kicking it". When Walters asked him if he was using any holistic or alternative methods of treatment besides the chemotherapy, Swayze said he was using some Chinese herbs . He then voiced his opposition to the unsupported claims made by proponents of alternative therapies . </P> <P> His last role was the lead in an A&E TV series, The Beast, which premiered on January 15, 2009 . Owing to a prolonged decline in health, Swayze was unable to promote the series, and in early June, the show was canceled due to poor ratings . In an interview with Barbara Walters which aired in January 2009, Swayze admitted that he had a "tiny little mass" in his liver . On January 9, 2009, Swayze was hospitalized with pneumonia . The pneumonia was said to be a complication of chemotherapy for Swayze's cancer . On January 16, he was released from the hospital to rest at home with his wife . On April 19, 2009, doctors informed Swayze that the cancer had again metastasized to his liver . Swayze had been a heavy smoker for years and he once admitted smoking 60 cigarettes a day . He stated that his chain smoking probably "had something to do with" the development of his disease . Photos taken of a gaunt Swayze in the months before his death showed him continuing to smoke . In August 2009, he was hospitalized for a week with intestinal bleeding . </P> <P> Swayze died, with family at his side, on September 14, 2009, at age 57, twenty months after being diagnosed . Swayze's publicist confirmed to CNN that he had died of pancreatic cancer . His body was cremated, and his ashes scattered over his New Mexico ranch . </P> <P> Swayze's name has become a commonly used term in hip hop songs . Lyrics will use the phrase "...and I'm Swayze", meaning that the speaker has become "like a ghost", meaning he disappeared or is otherwise gone . This is a reference to the title character of Swayze's film Ghost (1990). It began in the early 1990s, by rappers such as EPMD, Black Sheep, and CL Smooth . The use of Swayze's name has continued to be used by such rappers as The Notorious B.I.G. in 2Pac's song "Runnin' (Dying to Live)", Chali 2na in "So Crazy", Method Man, Aesop Rock, Mistah F.A.B.'s "Ghost Ride It", Bad Meets Evil's "Fast Lane", and in Mobb Deep's song "The Start of Your Ending (41st Side)". Swayze himself appeared in the music video for Ja Rule's song "Murder Reigns". The Swayze Express train appears in episodes of "The Trailer Park Boys ." </P>

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