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Jeopardy Host Diagnosed With Stage 4 Cancer

Tara Clow March 7, 2019 7:52 am Last Updated on February 7, 2026 1:17 pm

A shocking announcement from Jeopardy host Alex Trebek.

In a You Tube video yesterday, he informed his fans that he has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

But the 78 year old Canadian, who has roots in Sudbury, Ontario, says he is going to fight the disease and he is going to keep working.

He asks everyone to keep the faith, as he plans to beat the low survival rate statistics for this disease.

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

— Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) March 6, 2019

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Tara Clow

Tara Clow is a multi-award-winning news anchor and reporter with more than 30 years of experience at radio stations across Canada. She is a graduate of the Radio and TV Arts program at Toronto Metropolitan University and the Humber College radio broadcasting program. She is based in Moncton and covers stories across Canada. Contact Tara at clow.tara@radioabl.ca.