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VIDEO Jeopardy Host Diagnosed With Cancer

LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 09: "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek speaks as he is inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters Broadcasting Hall of Fame during the NAB Achievement in Broadcasting Dinner at the Encore Las Vegas on April 9, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. NAB Show, the trade show of the National Association of Broadcasters and the world's largest electronic media show, runs through April 12 and features more than 1,700 exhibitors and 102,000 attendees. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 09: "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek speaks as he is inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters Broadcasting Hall of Fame during the NAB Achievement in Broadcasting Dinner at the Encore Las Vegas on April 9, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. NAB Show, the trade show of the National Association of Broadcasters and the world's largest electronic media show, runs through April 12 and features more than 1,700 exhibitors and 102,000 attendees. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)'Jeopardy!' host Alex Trebek speaks as he is inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters Broadcasting Hall of Fame at the Encore Las Vegas on April 9, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Alex Trebek says he is ready to fight

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.

He acknowledges the prognosis for stage four pancreatic cancer "is not very encouraging" but adds that he is "going to fight this" and will keep working.

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

— With files from The Canadian Press

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