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malaise

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Tue Sep 17, 2019, 12:43 PM Sep 2019

Alex Trebek is back on chemotherapy

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Alex Trebek says he has restarted chemotherapy on his doctor's orders.

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An emotional #AlexTrebek in a new ABC News interview: "I realize that there is an end in sight for me, just as there is for everyone else. I'm 79 years old. I've had one hell of a good life, and I've enjoyed it. And the thought of passing on doesn't frighten me. It doesn't."🙏

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Too sad

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Alex Trebek is back on chemotherapy (Original Post) malaise Sep 2019 OP
That is the worse cancer to get, but he has had a great life! Nt USALiberal Sep 2019 #1
Yes - I had two friends with pancreatic cancer malaise Sep 2019 #2
9% five year survival rate. Nt USALiberal Sep 2019 #3
My ex fought it for 3 years before it took him. It's a hard one. Arkansas Granny Sep 2019 #4
He has multiple tumors, his numbers are skyrocketing mn9driver Sep 2019 #5

malaise

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2. Yes - I had two friends with pancreatic cancer
Tue Sep 17, 2019, 12:50 PM
Sep 2019

Horrific.
I was quite shocked when he returned for the new season and said he had recovered.
I don't know anyone who recovered from pancreatic cancer.

mn9driver

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5. He has multiple tumors, his numbers are skyrocketing
Tue Sep 17, 2019, 01:10 PM
Sep 2019

I wish him the best with the new round of chemo. I’m sure they have new drugs that work better than those available in 2006. My mother was in this exact same situation then; initial treatment done, no surgical option, weight falling off, numbers climbing. She passed two months later.

He sounds at peace with how this is likely going to play out.

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