Patrick Swayze is angry over a recent tabloid report which claimed the beloved Dirty Dancing actor was preparing for death after his pancreatic cancer spread to his liver.

Patrick, who is awaiting the premiere of his new A&E series The Beast next month, says he’s feeling well and is still fighting for the chance to call himself a cancer survivor.

The tabloids “have been consistently reporting lies and false information about me and those close to me. And latest, they’re reporting that I’m on my last legs and saying goodbye to my tearful family!”

“Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive disease and from the moment I was diagnosed, I knew I was in for the fight of my life,” the actor tells PEOPLE. “It’s a battle, and so far, I’ve been winning. I’m one of the lucky few that responds well to treatment. It’s upsetting that the shoddy and reckless reporting from these publications cast a negative shadow on the positive and good fight I’m fighting. For me, my family, and those close to me, it amounts to downright emotional cruelty. That makes me angry when hope is so precious.”