OPINION (CBN) – Just three months after announcing his stage 4 pancreatic cancer diagnosis, Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek has some good news to share about his cancer battle. He reports some of his tumors have shrunk in half.  In an interview with People Magazine, Trebek, 78, said his doctors told him he’s in “near remission.”  They also said that they were shocked at how well the cancer is responding to chemotherapy. “It’s kind of mind-boggling,” Trebek told the magazine. “The doctors said they hadn’t seen this kind of positive result in their memory…some of the tumors have already shrunk by more than 50 percent.” The game
show host announced his diagnosis on video in March and said he would continue to do his Jeopardy! job. He “vowed to fight the disease “with the love of support of my family and friends, and with the help of your prayers … .” As CBN News reported, earlier this month, Trebek revealed to ABC’s “Good Morning America” host Robin Roberts, he also has been struggling with depression during his treatment for cancer which reportedly has a nine percent survival rate. “My oncologist tells me I’m doing well even though I don’t always feel it. I’ve had kidney stones, I’ve had ruptured discs, so I’m used to dealing with pain,” he said. READ MORE
