Longtime “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek announced in a video posted online Wednesday that he had recently been diagnosed with late-stage pancreatic cancer. “Just like 50,000 other people in the United States each year, this week I was diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer,” he said. Because under the terms of my contract, I have to host ‘Jeopardy!’ for three more years.”Trebek, 78, said that he shared his diagnosis publicly “in keeping with my longtime policy of being open and transparent” with the show’s loyal fan base. “Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak tweeted his sympathies to Trebek and his family, adding that “there is no one I know who is stronger and more determined, and I would never bet against him. “Keep the faith, and we’ll win,” Trebek said at the end of Wednesday’s video.

Source: Washington Post March 06, 2019 22:23 UTC