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Title: Alex Trebek-Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer
Post by: wihogfan on March 06, 2019, 07:47:35 PM

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/03/jeopardy-host-alex-trebek-uses-youtube-to-confirm-pancreatic-cancer-diagnosis/

Guess I didn't realize he was 78 years old.

Sucks. Sadly, I've known several people who have gotten this diagnosis and none have lived very long after getting it.

Jeopardy is about the only game show I enjoy and it won't be the same when he's gone.

Title: Re: Alex Trebek-Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer
Post by: CJones on March 08, 2019, 12:21:00 PM

Yeah, I heard about this yesterday. It's already advanced to stage 4. Which means almost certain death.  Pancreatic cancer is particularly bad, because chemotherapy doesn't work on it. 

Title: Re: Alex Trebek-Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer
Post by: CJones on September 18, 2019, 11:39:56 AM

https://www.youtube.com/v/cJd8p_1BYMg

Title: Re: Alex Trebek-Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer
Post by: Pastor of Muppets on December 11, 2019, 01:50:47 AM

It sucks.  He's one of those rare guys who, try as I might, I can't find a bad thing to say about him.

But I really think he ought to retire now.  It seems like hosting the show could become too rigorous as his health declines.  Sony had better be working on a replacement host.

Title: Re: Alex Trebek-Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer
Post by: CJones on November 08, 2020, 03:26:01 PM

https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/08/entertainment/alex-trebek-jeopardy-host-death-trnd/index.html

Alex Trebek has died. He was 80 years old. Trebek had been the host of Jeopardy for 37 seasons.