New pictures of Patrick Swayze show the actor looking much healthier than when we last saw the gaunt, pale pictures of Swayze a few months ago. Could Patrick Swayze be enjoying improved health from his therapy for pancreatic cancer?

In the new pictures, Patrick Swayze appears to have gained some weight – his face looks fuller and he has hair on his head and even a goatee.

The pictures of Patrick Swayze showed tubes hanging from his shirt (thought to be catheters for his chemotherapy), and the actor was snapped smoking a cigarette.