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News Jan. 7, 2020, 2:50 PM

‘Jeopardy!’ host Alex Trebek sends words of encouragement to Rep. John Lewis as they both battle pancreatic cancer

The “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek, who received an outpouring of support after announcing he had stage 4 pancreatic cancer last March, had his own message of support for Rep. John Lewis, who recently announced he had the disease. The veteran civil-rights icon announced his diagnosis in late December, saying he […]

News Sep. 13, 2019, 4:26 AM

11 cancers that are on the rise in kids, teens, and young adults

Age is the most significant risk factor for cancer, and the median age for a cancer diagnosis is 66 years old. While cancer in kids, teens, and young adults is pretty rare, there are at least 11 different forms of cancer that are on the rise in young people. Doctors […]

News Aug. 24, 2019, 6:31 AM

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was just treated for a pancreatic tumour, a type of cancer that spreads quickly and is hard to detect

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent radiation therapy for a tumour in her pancreas, according to Kathy Arberg, a court spokeswoman. Arberg said Ginsberg is doing well and “maintained an active schedule” following the treatment. Pancreatic cancer typically spreads quickly and is often difficult to detect unless a person […]

Tech Jul. 29, 2019, 1:02 AM

Steve Jobs had an extreme diet that included fasting for days and eating the same vegetables over and over again — here’s what Apple’s visionary cofounder liked to eat

Apple cofounder Steve Jobs had some peculiar eating habits. From an early age, Jobs would only eat fruits and vegetables, and fasted for several days at a time. When Jobs discovered he had pancreatic cancer, he went against doctors’ wishes and tried healing himself by pursuing an extreme vegetarian diet. […]

News May. 29, 2019, 11:53 PM

‘Jeopardy!’ host Alex Trebek says his stage 4 pancreatic cancer is ‘near remission’

The “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek revealed in March that he had stage 4 pancreatic cancer. In a new interview with People magazine, Trebek said that he was responding well to chemotherapy and that some his tumours had shrunk by more than 50%. “The doctors said they hadn’t seen this kind […]

News Mar. 8, 2019, 9:46 AM

Alex Trebek has stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Here’s what that means.

Pancreatic cancer is very difficult to detect early – there’s no screening test for it, and symptoms don’t typically arise until it’s far advanced. The current 5-year survival rate is 9% among all pancreatic cancers in the US, according to the American Cancer Society. Advances in available chemotherapies have led […]