1 week after 'Jeopardy!' return, Alex Trebek says more chemo to come

'Jeopardy!' host Alex Trebek speaks as he is inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters Broadcasting Hall of Fame during the NAB Achievement in Broadcasting Dinner at the Encore Las Vegas on April 9, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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(KMOX) — Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek is going through another round of chemotherapy to treat stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
Trebek made the announcement on Tuesday's Good Morning America.

Trebek said his doctors ordered the treatment after his "numbers went sky high" and he lost "about 12 pounds in a week." For a while, Trebek was doing ok and only needed immunotherapy.

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Trebek also said, "Cancer is mysterious in more ways than one."  

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