Fuck cancer, lost a lot of family members to it, with a few also living with it. I hope he is surrounded by friends and loved ones and his pain levels are managed. Jeopardy won't be the same without him.
I would be shocked if Sony cancelled Jeopardy. I see it having a final episode or maybe a couple final episodes that he taped, then a marathon, then reruns, before announcing a new host. Though I agree with you, Sony should just cancel the show upon his passing and just have reruns.Obviously they won't, but they should cancel Jeopardy when he dies. You can't replace him. It will never be the same. It will be like when Bob Barker retired. Drew Carey ruined The Price is Right. It's unwatchable now.
Nope. It's unnecessary to routinely check for pancreatic cancer because it's fairly rare and the diagnosis usually involves something expensive like a CT scan.
This is messed up.Unfortunately, due to where the pancreas sits and where tumors usually grow, they're asymptomatic. By the time symptoms arise, the tumor has grown into adjacent structures and is stage IV. There's no screening exam that you can do like pap smears, colonoscopy, mammogram to catch it early. It's a shitty shitty cancer
It's generally how it has spread, the size of the tumor(s), and so on. Stage 1 is generally always local and often can be removed through surgery, stage 2 means it's advancing but still quite local, stage 3 means it's advanced quite a bit but still local, stage 4 means it's spread to many areas of the body.I just realized I don't really know what the stages of cancer actually mean. Like of course 1 is 'better' than 2 and so on but what's the dividing line between a stage?
I'm not sure I'd call him a "hero". But cancer can just fuck off and I don't wish it on anyone. Hope he can somehow beat it.
Yeah this comment was totally necessary 🙄I'm not sure I'd call him a "hero". But cancer can just fuck off and I don't wish it on anyone. Hope he can somehow beat it.
I think he just likes working... I remember seeing some Sunday Morning feature on him and he could have retired eons ago, but just enjoys it.
Feel free to not answer the following and if the mods see it as offensive do tell me and i'll delete this part.Despite the terrible diagnosis it's inspiring to see him still continue to do the job he loves while seeking treatment which should be an inspiration to all that cancer should and can be fought and doesn't always mean defeat.
Doctor here. Do note that each cancer (as in each histological type) usually has their own classification so the following is the general idea.I just realized I don't really know what the stages of cancer actually mean. Like of course 1 is 'better' than 2 and so on but what's the dividing line between a stage?
My guess is that Jeopardy is part of his identity, and he does not want cancer to take it away from him so abruptly.
I think he just likes working... I remember seeing some Sunday Morning feature on him and he could have retired eons ago, but just enjoys it.
But still... I'd take one last trip wherever I wanted to go at this point and exit work immediately.
Doctor here. Do note that each cancer (as in each histological type) usually has their own classification so the following is the general idea.
Usually we doctors (in Portugal) use the TNM classification to understand it here it is the thought process.
Most of our organs have 3 layers: Mucosa, Muscularis and serosa.
T stands for tumor and characterizes the size of the original cancer:
All of our tissues is drained by lymph vessels that go through lymph nodes, many cancers can spread this way so there is usually the following classification:
- T1= Invaded the mucosa but contained by muscularis
- T2= Invaded the Muscularis but contained by serosa
- T3= Invaded the serosa but did not spread to surrounding structures
- T4= Invaded the contiguous structures
We actually use a certain number for lymph nodes but that will depend on the cancer and classification
- Nx= we don't know if nodes are affected
- N0= cancer hasn't spread to lymph nodes
- N1= few lymph nodes affected
- N2= some lymph nodes affected
- N3= most lymph nodes affected
Lastly but the most important is the M which stands for metathesis
Here in Portugal when people mention stage usually they are mentioning the T classification however do note that there are other classifications which can be used.
- Mx= we don't know if there is metathesis
- M0= no metathesis present
- M1= metastasis present
I dunno. It took him a long while but I think Carey found his groove on The Price is Right.Obviously they won't, but they should cancel Jeopardy when he dies. You can't replace him. It will never be the same. It will be like when Bob Barker retired. Drew Carey ruined The Price is Right. It's unwatchable now.
I don't think they will cancel the show, and I don't think they should either. They need to try to find a new host. It won't be the same as Alex, but hopefully it'll be good enough. Jeopardy is its own niche as far as game shows go, and I think they need to do everything they can to keep it going. I always thought Ken Jennings would be a good replacement as some others have said, but it's probably not very likely.
Edit: I wonder if one of the Clue Crew would step up into the spot..?
I see a "lot of fighting cancer", as a non native english speaking is that an insult or a compliment? because where i'm from it feels like insult. These posts make it seem that if someone tries hard enough they can survive cancer which is not true at all. \
Brad Rutter would be fucking perfect. He looks the part, is smug as shit and is very comfortable in front of the camera. Obviously also ties in well because he's the winningest Jeopardy player ever and has won some of the biggest tournaments. He's also pretty young so cohld stick around for a long time. I love Ken Jennings but I think he's a bit too dorky to be the next Trebek. He also does a lot of cool non jeopardy stuff that I'd like him to keep doing.
Not sure how favoritism could come into play in a game like Jeopardy.It's not really an insult or a compliment. That's just the normal term for acknowledging you have a disease and indicating that you're not giving up. It's understood that there's only so much that a good attitude will contribute to your overall health (if anything), but it's a normal figure of speech. It's also sort of a form of encouragement.
Yeah, Brad would be good too. Although I do wonder if past contestants would even be considered at all. On one hand, I think they would have the right attitude and understanding of the game. But then I guess there could be legal ramifications since they're all buddies with each other now and they might not any whiff of favoritism or influencing the game in anyway, with all of the returning all-star type games.
Yep, all of this (Pathologist here, Howdy!). Most likely his T4 is from invasion of other organs (if I had to guess, likely liver).
As far as I know, his exact type of pancreatic cancer has not been revealed. A lower grade neuroendocrine tumor may have a somewhat better prognosis (23% 5-year survival for Neuroendocrine, vs 3% for your common ductal adenocarcinoma).
Researchers have studied patient pessimism in lung cancer and found that pessimistic patients died about 6 months sooner.It's understood that there's only so much that a good attitude will contribute to your overall health (if anything), but it's a normal figure of speech. It's also sort of a form of encouragement.
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is so aggressive that it'll never get exophytic growth into the liver, only distant metastasis. It's not like T4 of colon cancer. T4 panc is invasion of portal vein, SMV, celiac axis, or hepatic artery. That's T4. There probably less than a dozen hospitals in the US that'll operate on T4NxM0, that's how bad T4 is, regardless of metastatic presence.
By the way, how do you know what his T score is, I only heard his stage during the announcement.
It's easy to surmise that he has adenocarcinoma rather than a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor given that the median survival of well-differentiated stage IV PNET is 50 months. Even high grade stage IV has survival periods over a year. Not only are PNET even rarer than adenoCA, but PNET can be symptomatic sooner due to functional hormone secretion (like insulinomas, gastrinomas, and carcinoid syndrome).
Researchers have studied patient pessimism in lung cancer and found that pessimistic patients died about 6 months sooner.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2854019/
Obviously they won't, but they should cancel Jeopardy when he dies. You can't replace him. It will never be the same. It will be like when Bob Barker retired. Drew Carey ruined The Price is Right. It's unwatchable now.
I just realized I don't really know what the stages of cancer actually mean. Like of course 1 is 'better' than 2 and so on but what's the dividing line between a stage?
In what Alex Trebek calls "kind of mind-boggling," the Jeopardy! host says he's in "near remission" three months after he announced his stage 4 pancreatic cancer diagnosis.
The cancer, still, has a 9 percent survival rate, but Trebek told PEOPLE for the magazine's new cover story, "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."
I am not sure you can beat it, but hopefully they can extend his life for a few more years.His cancer is in "near-remission"
That's very encouraging. I hope he beats this.
He should spend time with family and friends instead of a TV show but if this is his choice who am I to talk. I pray he enjoy what time he has left and fuck cancer.
Wow, that's pretty incredible! Hope everything keeps going well for him. I know there had been reports of him being in some pretty serious pain/exhaustion during breaks while shooting the show recently. I really hope he continues to improve, guy is a treasure.His cancer is in "near-remission"
That's very encouraging. I hope he beats this.
His cancer is in "near-remission"
That's very encouraging. I hope he beats this.
His cancer is in "near-remission"
That's very encouraging. I hope he beats this.
As someone who had to watch his own boss pass to the same exact condition, this is very reminiscent of what happened in the early stages. Near miracle levels of tumor reduction...I really hope that it gets better for him, and that it doesn't spread to other places in his body...
It's so disheartening to see this. It makes me sick...I really hope he makes a recovery.
While it's good that he's remaining positive, I hope he doesn't get ahead of himself or make others think he's doing better than he really is. I don't think 50%+ shrinkage among some tumors would give someone a "near-remission" status...maybe "partial remission" and that's probably still being generous. Also, some cancers return more aggressively once treatment stops.