LOS ANGELES (AP) – Alex Trebek says he is responding exceptionally well to pancreatic cancer treatment and hopes to mark his two-year survival next February.
Your doctor has said you have that milestone, the “Danger!” The host said, “So I hope I’m close because he said I’ll be close.” And I hope to host the show if I’m around. “
Evidence evaluating his progress shows that “I’m on the right track,” Trebek told ABC News’s “Good Morning America.” in an interview last week at his home and aired on Monday. Trebek turns 80 on Wednesday.
After interviewer TJ Holmes told Trebek that he looked and sounded great, the TV presenter replied, “Here I am, folks. Eat me. “
The experimental immunotherapy treatment Trebek is receiving is the same one used by former Senator Harry Reid of Nevada in his fight against pancreatic cancer, “Good Morning America” said. In June, Reid, 80, said his illness is in remission.
On Friday, Congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis lost his six-month battle with the disease at age 80..
Trebek said he has had difficult days and called his wife, Jean, a “saint” for her unwavering support as she faced moments of sadness and depression.
His memoir, “The Answer Is … Reflections on My Life,” will be published Tuesday. His proceeds will go to charity, Trebek said.
He has hosted “Jeopardy!” Since 1984. The contest, which started repeating early due to the coronavirus, plans to resume recording for its return in September in a few weeks if state and local government restrictions designed to control the spread of the virus allow it.
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