Patrick Swayze checks out of hospital: Publicist

Los Angeles, Jan 17: Patrick Swayze has been released from the hospital one week after checking himself in with pneumonia, his publicist said Friday. Annett Wolf said in a statement that the actor was at home resting. The news was first reported in a statement Wolf released to People magazine. An assistant publicist would not comment on Swayze`s condition, and a message left with Wolf was not immediately returned. Swayze, who is battling pancreatic cancer, checked himself into a hospital Jan 9 for observation after contracting pneumonia. Swayze, 56, announced last March he was suffering from a particularly deadly form of cancer. Some reports gave him only weeks to live, but his doctor said his situation was more optimistic. Swayze told ABC`s Barbara Walters last week that his battle with cancer put him "through hell" while he pushed ahead on a new TV series. Swayze had been working on a drama series "The Beast," which premiered this week on the A&E network. Producers have said they found out Swayze had cancer four hours after learning A&E had picked up the series. They also said filming was completed on all episodes of the first season and hoped Swayze could continue in the role for a second season. Bureau Report