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Alex Trebek announces cancer diagnosis in YouTube video

Mar 6, 2019 | 4:20 PM

LOS ANGELES, Canada — Alex Trebek has been diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer.

The Sudbury, Ont.-born game-show host announced the news in a video posted on the “Jeopardy!” YouTube channel.

Trebek says he wanted to announce the news himself to prevent fans “from reading or hearing some overblown or inaccurate reports.”