Alex Trebek has big cancer setback and resumes chemotherapy
LA Times“Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek is back on chemo after a setback in his fight against pancreatic cancer. Alex Trebek has had an unexpected setback in his pancreatic cancer treatment that will require him to undergo another round of chemo, the “Jeopardy” host said in an interview that aired Tuesday. “I was doing so well and my numbers went down to the equivalent of a normal human being who does not have pancreatic cancer so we were all very optimistic,” the 79-year-old host told “Good Morning America.” “And they said good, we’re going to stop chemo, we’ll start you on immunotherapy.” It didn’t go well, though. “So we’re expecting good results again.” “It is not unusual for pancreatic cancer patients to initially respond well and then to require further treatment,” the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network said in a statement Tuesday commending Trebek on his openness about treatment.