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The actor is said to have contracted the illness as a complication of his chemotherapy treatment for pancreatic cancer.
"Patrick Swayze checked himself into the hospital this morning for observation after coming down with pneumonia," read an announcement from the Television Critics Association 2009 Winter Press Tour, where Swayze was scheduled to present new drama Beasts.
Earlier this week, the Dirty Dancing star told US interviewer Barbara Walters that he is "going through hell" but is determined not to give up hope.
"Am I dying? Am I giving up? Am I on my death bed? Am I saying goodbye to people? No way," he said.
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