Longtime Jeopardy host Alex Trebek posted a video on YouTube today revealing he is in a fight for his life:
I was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Now normally, the prognosis for this is not very encouraging, but I’m going to fight this, and I’m going to keep working,
The 78-year-old did a video revealing his diagnosis from the Jeopardy set. And while this may have been the hardest video he’s ever had to make, he managed to keep his spirits up saying:
I plan 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. So help me, keep the faith and we’ll win, we’ll get it done.
This isn’t Trebek’s first health scare, GMA writes:
Trebek took a leave of absence from the show last year after he underwent brain surgery for a subdural hematoma, which is blood clots on the brain.
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Watch Trebek’s announcement above.