By The Canadian Press

Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek has stage 4 pancreatic cancer

Mar 6, 2019 | 1:23 PM

LOS ANGELES — 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.

WATCH: Alex Trebek announces his diagnosis. (Video Credit: Twitter / @Jeopardy)

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

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He acknowledges the prognosis for stage four pancreatic cancer “is not very encouraging.”

But he adds that he’s “going to fight this” and “going to keep working.”

The 78-year-old says with love, support and prayers, he plans “to beat the low survival rate statistics for this disease.”