The 'Jeopardy!' host announced he's been diagnosed with cancer
LOS ANGELES — Alex Trebek has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
The Sudbury, Ont.-born game-show host announced the news in a video posted on the"Jeopardy" YouTube channel. In the video, Trebek says he wanted to announce the news himself to prevent fans"from reading or hearing some overblown or inaccurate reports.''But he adds that he's"going to fight this'' and"going to keep working.''
The 78-year-old says with love, support and prayers, he plans ``to beat the low survival rate statistics for this disease.'' "Truth told — I have to, because under the terms of my contract, I have to host 'Jeopardy!' for three more years,'' he said jokingly in the video.
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