Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek has stage 4 pancreatic cancer

Alex Trebek, the beloved host of US game show Jeopardy!, announced on Wednesday that he was diagnosed stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

The 78-year-old Canadian said in a video shared on the show's Twitter account that he planned to"beat the low survival rates for this illness" and keep working on NBC's long-running syndicated TV show. He added:"Truth be told, I have to - because under the terms of my contract, I have to host Jeopardy! for three more years!""So help me. Keep the faith, and we'll win. We'll get it done," he said.

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