A stage 4 pancreatic cancer survivor’s open letter to “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek has gone viral after the married mother of two urged the 78-year-old to “go kick cancer’s butt.” In the letter, which was published Friday on the Daily Meal, Elise Roth Tedeschi revealed that she was given just nine months to live after her 2012 diagnosis of stage 4 inoperable pancreatic cancer. “I was filled with fear, sadness and disbelief,” Tedeshi, who was 42 when she was diagnosed, told Trebek in the open letter. HOST ALEX TREBEK SAYS HE'S BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH STAGE 4 CANCERSymptoms of pancreatic cancer may begin as vague pain in the abdomen or back, weight loss, jaundice, loss of appetite, nausea, change in stool, pancreatitis or recent-onset diabetes, according to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. A stage 4 diagnosis typically means the cancer has metastasized or spread to another part of the body, and cannot be removed by surgery. I beat the crap out of stage 4 pancreatic cancer and have been in full remission for six and a half years.”'JEOPARDY!'

Source: Fox News March 12, 2019 14:03 UTC