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Alex Trebek-Cancer

#1 Post by Beebs52 » Wed Mar 06, 2019 4:08 pm

Well, then

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#2 Post by jarnon » Wed Mar 06, 2019 4:28 pm

Here's a message from Alex:



Stage 4 cancer is usually fatal within a year. I hope Alex can beat this!
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#3 Post by tlynn78 » Wed Mar 06, 2019 5:22 pm

This truly sucks.
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#4 Post by silverscreenselect » Wed Mar 06, 2019 5:25 pm

That's really sad news for Alex, his family, and the show. He always carries himself with such class and dignity, and I'm sure that he'll continue to do so for as long as he continues to associate with the show.
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#5 Post by Ritterskoop » Wed Mar 06, 2019 7:47 pm

Practically, the timing is good; they have finished taping for this season, and have a few months to see where things go before starting next season.
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#6 Post by Bob78164 » Thu Mar 07, 2019 4:17 am

The first time I switched law firms, the head of the Litigation Department, the guy who hired me, started to feel some discomfort while he was playing tennis. He thought he'd pulled a muscle. It turned out to be pancreatic cancer.

As usual with pancreatic cancer (and the reason it's such a bear), by the time the disease became symptomatic, there really wasn't much they could do for him other than make his last days comfortable. He was dead within a couple of months. So although I join Alex's many fans in wishing him the best, I'm very much afraid that this will be his last season as the host of Jeopardy!. --Bob
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#7 Post by Spock » Thu Mar 07, 2019 10:38 am

After losing 2 of the ushers in my wedding as young ages to pancreatic cancer this essay has always stuck with me.

https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2011 ... eas/nexus/

<<<"Years ago, Charlie, a highly respected orthopedist and a mentor of mine, found a lump in his stomach. He had a surgeon explore the area, and the diagnosis was pancreatic cancer.........He went home the next day, closed his practice, and never set foot in a hospital again. He focused on spending time with family and feeling as good as possible. Several months later, he died at home. He got no chemotherapy, radiation, or surgical treatment. "<<<<<<

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#8 Post by flockofseagulls104 » Thu Mar 07, 2019 3:50 pm

Future Jeopardy:

And the Answer Is:

One of the very few people who survived and thrived after being diagnosed with Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer.
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#9 Post by Beebs52 » Thu Mar 07, 2019 4:14 pm

flockofseagulls104 wrote:Future Jeopardy:

And the Answer Is:

One of the very few people who survived and thrived after being diagnosed with Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer.
That would be an absolutely fabulous category.
Well, then

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#10 Post by goongas » Thu Mar 07, 2019 6:10 pm

Alex has some taping days left for this season. I wish him well. I saw him in person once at a taping in NYC, every break he willingly answered audience questions, very classy thing to do. Other games shows I have attended, I never saw the host do that.

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#11 Post by kroxquo » Fri Mar 08, 2019 5:07 am

goongas wrote:Alex has some taping days left for this season. I wish him well. I saw him in person once at a taping in NYC, every break he willingly answered audience questions, very classy thing to do. Other games shows I have attended, I never saw the host do that.
I agree. When I was on J! in 2002, he was very classy, very professional but very open and friendly to the audience. Obviously he had to maintain a bit of professional distance from the contestants, but never made anyone feel less than comfortable.
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#12 Post by jarnon » Fri Mar 15, 2019 5:40 pm

Alex thanks everyone who's concerned for him.

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#13 Post by Bob Juch » Wed May 29, 2019 10:07 am

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#14 Post by silverscreenselect » Wed May 29, 2019 10:47 am

Alex is determined to stay on until Holzhauer goes down.
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#15 Post by Beebs52 » Wed May 29, 2019 11:33 am

silverscreenselect wrote:Alex is determined to stay on until Holzhauer goes down.
Not The Picture of Dorian Gray?!?
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Re: Alex Trebek-Cancer

#16 Post by jarnon » Tue Sep 17, 2019 9:15 am

In a new interview, Alex announces that he's getting chemotherapy again, with often painful side effects. But he refuses to slack off from hosting Jeopardy!

In brighter cancer news, Rod Stewart (who's just five years younger than Alex) has survived prostate cancer after three years of treatment.
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#17 Post by Vandal » Wed Mar 04, 2020 1:40 pm

Trebek Reaches 1-year Mark in Cancer Fight With Hope, Candor
Alex Trebek marked his one-year battle against pancreatic cancer with candor about how hard it’s been and a vow to keep going.

“I’d be lying if I said the journey had been an easy one. There have been some good days, but a lot of not-so-good days,” the longtime “Jeopardy!” host said in a video message posted online Wednesday. He’s joked with friends that “the cancer won’t kill me, the chemo treatments will,” Trebek said.
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