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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsAlex Trebek says his pancreatic cancer may mean the end of his time at 'Jeopardy!'
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/07/us/alex-trebek-pancreatic-cancer-hosting-trnd/index.html?utm_content=2019-10-07T16%3A09%3A03&utm_term=link&utm_source=twCNN&utm_medium=socialCNN)After months of battling pancreatic cancer, Alex Trebek is hinting that his long tenure as host of "Jeopardy!" may be nearing an end.
Trebek told CTV he has begun to get sores inside his mouth from the chemotherapy, which makes it difficult to enunciate. He sometimes hears himself slurring his words on the quiz show, he said.
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Alex Trebek says his pancreatic cancer may mean the end of his time at 'Jeopardy!' (Original Post)
liberaltrucker
Oct 2019
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True Dough
(17,321 posts)1. He's put up a helluva fight
More strength than I think I could muster. Wish him well.
Mike Nelson
(9,966 posts)2. Must be a...
... heckava job. I think he should retire and work on staying healthy and rested for many more years.
DFW
(54,437 posts)3. My wife got that from her chemo, too
It's not an indication of the severity of the disease, but rather the severity of the treatment. Once the chemo stops, the sores go away. The big question is whether or not the chemo worked in the meantime.
JuJuYoshida
(2,216 posts)4. I'm not ready for him to go yet
rurallib
(62,448 posts)5. Well - he will be hard to replace
Thanks for all those years, Alex