The 'Jeopardy!' host says he'd been 'doing so well' after a first round of treatment for stage 4 cancer, but suddenly began losing weight
Tuesday on"Good Morning America," the"Jeopardy!" host said he"was doing so well" and his medical reports had approached normal levels after his first round of chemo for stage 4 pancreatic cancer. But he suddenly began losing weight.Alex Trebek says he's in 'near remission' with his cancer"I lost about 12 pounds in a week," Trebek said."And my numbers went sky high, much higher than they were when I was first diagnosed.
"The doctors said they hadn't seen this kind of positive result in their memory ... some of the tumors have already shrunk by more than 50 percent."Trebek recently returned to work and talked to"GMA" about the toll the disease, including pain, fatigue and depression."Early on, I was down on myself. I didn't realize how fallible each of us is in his or her own way," he said."I talk to the audience sometimes and I get teary-eyed for no reason.
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