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Farrah Fawcett Is Reportedly Hospitalized

April 4) -- Farrah Fawcett, who has been battling cancer for three years, is reportedly hospitalized due to worsening conditions according to a new report.
RadarOnline cites sources claiming Fawcett is in critical but stable condition in a Los Angeles hospital. The source also claims that Fawcett is unconscious, and that longtime love Ryan O'Neal has been with Fawcett during her hospitalization.
Fawcett has been fighting anal cancer since her diagnosis in 2006. Though she was diagnosed free of cancer, the disease has returned. She has recently undergone experimental stem-cell treatment in Germany

Dayum

I remember how beautiful and alive she was when I was a child...so pretty...

...and talented. I'll never forget how she turned her detractors right onto their asses when she broke out & conquered dramatic roles, and was no longer Charlie's pin-up girl.

A beautiful and flawed woman, and I hope she will find her peace...


[Edited 4/4/09 23:08pm]

Frail but determined: Cancer stricken Farrah Fawcett fights on

By Jo Clements
Last updated at 12:13 AM on 01st April 2009

Doing her best to manage a smile, a frail Farrah Fawcett arrives home in Los Angeles after cancer treatment in Germany.

The 62-year-old actress has been battling intestinal cancer for two years, at one time being given the all-clear.

But the 'terrorist' inside her body, as she calls it, has returned with a vengeance.




Still battling: Farrah Fawcett arrives at Los Angeles international airport after a flight from Germany

In a red woolly hat and dark sunglasses, the actress best known for her role in the 1970s TV series Charlie's Angels was pale and weak as she was wheeled out at the airport.

She has been flying to and from Frankfurt for 18 months, where she is said to be having experimental stem cell therapy, unavailable in the U.S.

Over the last few months, Miss Fawcett has been based at home in Burbank, California, where her on-off partner Ryan O' Neal, 67, has been helping to care for her.

The couple have a 24-year-old son, Redmond.

The most harrowing moments of Miss Fawcett's cancer treatment have been filmed for a TV documentary, A Wing And A Prayer.

Speaking about her decision to take part she has said: 'As much as I would have liked to keep my cancer private, I have a certain responsibility to those fighting their own fights who may benefit about learning from mine.'

Good Lord, how time passes...I didn't even realize that the woman was already in her 60's

luv4u said:

Ditto

Ottensen said:

me neither sooo fast!

hope she is ok and pulls through!

I hope she pulls out of this as well, but she went to Germany for cancer treatment in the first place because they allowed her to use more experimental and aggressive cancer treatment that they don't use here in the USA. She's been sick for some time, but she had gone into a bit of remission before the cancer recently came back.

That sucks



Smooches;)

Wow.....she looks really bad! Mortifying, even! JEEZ, I hope wins this battle. Horrible way to pass on. Stay up, Farrah!

Hope she beats this.

i'm so sorry to hear/read this. last time i heard anything, the cancer treatments in Germany were going well.

Cool story bro.

bboy87 said:

I've never heard of anyone having anal cancer. Is this a rare type of cancer?

That's sad.
Not long ago I also saw a picture of Patrick Swayze and he looked so frail too.

weused2luvhim said:

Very rare...

TD3 said:

Actually, it's not that rare at all. And I believe they indicated that she has colon cancer. It's actually one of the leading causes of cancer deaths in the USA, but it generally kills men more often than women. However, women die more often from breast and ovarian cancer than other forms.

728huey said:

Rectal - Anal Cancer and Colon Cancer aren't one of the same. You are correct Colon Cancer is one of the leading cancer killers in the U.S. but diagnoses of anal cancer in relation to the population is rare.
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cancer is a horrible disease.
everybody knows atleast one person who has died from it.

had her poster on my wall and a spiral notebook w/her on the cover when i was in grade school

i hope she makes it

She must be suffering terrible. My prayers go out to her and her family.

Farrah Fawcett's cancer spreads to liver but doctors say the 'fight goes on'


at 15:30 on April 6, 2009, EDT.
By Erin Carlson, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK - Farrah Fawcett is being treated for anal cancer that has spread to her liver, a producer who worked with the actress said Monday in detailing a more serious situation than has previously been described.

In separate phone interviews with The Associated Press, Fawcett's producer and her doctor said that Fawcett is in a Los Angeles hospital, recovering from complications from a medical procedure in Germany, and is "not on death's door," as the producer put it.

"She had a minor procedure. That procedure led to a small amount of bleeding into a muscle in her abdominal wall," which created a sac of blood that caused pressure and pain, said her Los Angeles cancer specialist, Dr. Lawrence Piro. It was "a simple procedure" and a standard one, although Fawcett also has pursued experimental treatments in Germany, he added.

"She's on the mend and will be going home very shortly," said her producer, Craig Nevius. "She's doing fantastic. Her fight goes on. . . . She's not going anywhere anytime soon."

However, confirmation that the cancer had spread to such a distant site was dire news. The 62-year-old "Charlie's Angels" star was diagnosed with anal cancer in 2006, and originally was treated at UCLA with chemotherapy and radiation - not surgery as some have reported, Nevius said.

She was declared in remission on Feb 2, 2007 but, three months later, scans showed "not only had it recurred, it metastasized to her liver," Nevius said.

The latest treatment in Germany tried to address the cancer's spread to that organ, he said.

Nevius would not say where in Germany she was being treated, just that it was a clinic affiliated with some hospitals. He also would not give details on her treatments there, but said media reports that she was getting stem cell treatments were false.

"It's never had anything to do with stem cells," or alternative treatments like shark cartilage, coffee enemas or unproven "detoxification" diets, Nevius said.

"It's much more scientific than that. It's not a fringe treatment," he said, and the doctors have "multiple, multiple degrees."

An upcoming documentary Fawcett has worked on for several years, "A Wing and a Prayer," co-produced with Nevius and others, will air on NBC soon and give details, he said.

After the procedure in Germany, Piro said Fawcett flew back to Los Angeles because she was anxious to come home. "It turned out that the procedure caused a small amount of bleeding in one of the muscles of her abdomen, making a hematoma, which was quite painful."

Piro, who said he regularly consults with her doctors in Germany, said in a statement released on Monday that Fawcett was using a wheelchair because it was painful for her to walk. "That pain, which was coming from the hematoma, had nothing directly to do with the cancer."

Added Piro: "She remains in good spirits with her usual sense of humour. She's been in great shape her whole life and has an incredible resolve and an incredible resilience."

Nevius said Fawcett is expected to leave the hospital in a few days. He said her support system includes former partner Ryan O'Neal, her father and "Charlie's Angels" co-stars Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith.

"Let me tell you what she's not," Nevius said. "As previously reported by everybody, she's not unconscious. She is not on death's door. The family has not gathered to say goodbye."

Anal cancer is relatively uncommon, but occurs a little more often in women than men. An estimated 5,070 cases were diagnosed in the United States last year, leading to about 680 deaths, according to the American Cancer Society.

Meanwhile, Redmond O'Neal, Fawcett's son with Ryan O'Neal, was arrested Sunday on suspicion of bringing narcotics into a jail facility and was being held on $25,000 bail.

A deputy at a jail in Castaic, north of Los Angeles, was doing a security sweep of the jail's parking lot when he stopped the 24-year-old, who admitted he was carrying drugs and was apparently at the jail giving a ride to a friend, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department spokesman Steve Whitmore said.

A phone message left for O'Neal's lawyer wasn't returned.

O'Neal was arrested along with his father last year at the actor's Malibu home on suspicion of having methamphetamine while on probation for a previous drug conviction. He has pleaded not guilty in that case.

- Marilynn Marchione reported from Milwaukee.


©The Canadian Press, 2009

I loved that fact she didn't just stay a blonde boom shell. Her performance in the "Burning Bed" sent the message to Hollywood that she had brains, talent & beauty. A TRUE Triple Threat. Stay Strong, Farrah. but if you are tired, its OK to Let Go and Let God.