Alex Trebek surprises homeless shelter with big cheque, gives cancer update

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Less than three weeks ahead of the annual awards show, Alex Trebek has officially opted out of making an appearance at the 2020 Canadian Screen Awards.

Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek is to skip the upcoming Canadian Screen Awards, where he is set to receive a special tribute on March 29 in Toronto as he battles stage IV pancreatic cancer, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The 79-year-old Canada-born game show host was previously announced as the recipient of a special honor for his contribution to the media industry after returning to host Jeopardy! in August 2019.

On Monday evening, “Wheel of Fortune” and “Jeopardy!” confirmed the shows had suspended filming in front of live studio audiences to prevent spreading the novel coronavirus to vulnerable people who might show up to a taping at Sony Pictures Studio in Culver City, Calif.

For 36 years, Alex Trebek has been the purveyor of obscure facts from the archeologist who opened King Tut's tomb in 1922 (Who is Howard Carter?) to the device Alexander Graham Bell tested out on Civil War vets still riddled with bullets (What is a metal detector?). But for the past year, the longtime Jeopardy! host has been educating his followers on something infinitely more important and far more personal.

Alex Trebek is defying the odds. The longtime Jeopardy! host took to social media to give viewers an update on his battle with pancreatic cancer.

Alex Trebek is opening up about his health.

Can you believe it’s been ONE YEAR since Alex Trebek shocked us all by revealing his cancer diagnosis??

Alex Trebek is making great strides in his fight against stage 4 pancreatic cancer. The Jeopardy! host, 79, released a video update about the current state of his health on social media on March 4, and revealed that he will continue to battle his cancer one day at a time. The update comes one year after his diagnosis — a milestone just 18 percent of those with his stage and type of cancer, survive.

Alex Trebek has now reached a major milestone in his battle with pancreatic cancer. In a new video update, the beloved Jeopardy! host revealed that he has now passed the one-year survival mark since being diagnosed with the disease, and his doctor is optimistic that this is just the beginning.

Alex Trebek is staying strong and keeping positive. The beloved "Jeopardy" host provided fans with a health update Wednesday, declaring that he has reached the one-year milestone of surviving pancreatic cancer since his diagnosis. The famed game show host, 79, announced in a clip shared to the official "Jeopardy" Twitter account that he recently met with his oncologist, whom he discussed the good news with, as well as statistics on the disease.

Alex Trebek has defied the odds! One year after he was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer, the host posted a personal video update for his fans. 

It’s been exactly one year since Alex Trebek shared the devastating news of his cancer diagnosis.

Alex Trebek is staying strong and keeping positive. The beloved "Jeopardy" host provided fans with a health update Wednesday, declaring that he has reached the one-year milestone of surviving pancreatic cancer since his diagnosis.