Swayze's health regrets

Patrick Swayze regrets not taking better care of himself in his youth - after his cancer battle showed him just how fragile the human body can be.
The actor kept fit as a young man by participating in activities such as gymnastics and dancing - but his health quickly deteriorated after he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in early 2008.

The Dirty Dancing star was so strong and agile in his younger years, he believed he was invincible - but now the ailing star wishes he hadn't been so reckless with his body.

He tells the New York Daily News, "My big regret is the physical damage I've done to my body. I can do almost anything physically and I used to believe I was invincible, breaking bones over and over, playing football, doing gymnastics, diving, ballet, doing my own stunts, kick boxing, staging fights... It all seems a little stupid to me now."