Jeopardy! Host Alex Trebek Reveals He Has Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer

A Message from Alex Trebek: pic.twitter.com/LbxcIyeTCF

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Daily Mail: 'I'm going to fight this': Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek reveals he has stage 4 pancreatic cancer and vows to 'keep working' despite diagnosis

* Alex Trebek announced on Wednesday that he's been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer
* The Jeopardy! host says doctors have told him it is stage 4 cancer
* Trebek, 78, announced his diagnosis in a message he posted on YouTube
* The Ontario native has hosted Jeopardy! for 35 years
* In December 2017, he underwent brain surgery caused by complications from a fall

Alex Trebek, the longtime host of TV quiz show Jeopardy!, announced on Wednesday that he has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

Trebek, 78, recorded a message on YouTube, saying: 'Now, just like 50,000 other people in the United States each year, this week 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.

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WNU Editor: In the past two years I have cut back on my travelling, preferring to work from home where I could spend more time with the GF, her family, and my mother. One of the routines that I have gotten into is to watch Jeopardy with my mother every Tuesday and Thursday. Even though she is 92, my mom is a big fan of the show (she watches every show), and this winter I found myself enjoying quality time with her watching the show to the point that I can now say that Alex Trebek is a fixture in my life with my mom between 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM. That is why the the prospect of him no longer being there is hard to swallow. My prayers are with him and his family that he will be able to defeat this horrible disease.

Is There A Link Between Higher Breast Cancer Rates And Serving In The Military?

Photo: Warrior: 'The dog tags and camouflage are real. I am still active duty,' said Barbie, as she posed for the Scar Project to raise awareness about breast cancer

Mystery Of Soaring Breast Cancer Rates Among Women AND Men In U.S. Armed Forces... But Government STILL Won't Cover Treatment -- Daily Mail

A startling percentage of servicemembers have been diagnosed with breast cancer and experts have not been able to determine why.

Historically, rates of cancer among military members have been relatively low compared to the rest of the population, especially for diseases like lung, cervical and colorectal cancers.

But for some reason, more and more men and women in the armed forces have been diagnosed with breast cancer at young ages, as female soldiers are 20 to 40 per cent more likely to get the disease.

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Update: Alarming breast cancer rates among troops -- Army Times

My Comment: Not everyone is in agreement that there is a link between higher breast cancer rates and serving in the military.