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\"That would've been a massive betrayal, a betrayal of my wife and soulmate, Jean, who has given her all to help me survive,\" he said, adding it would also be a betrayal to his faith, his supporters and to others fighting the illness, looking to him for hope.

Trebek shared a message of hope to those cheering him on and sending him prayers.

\"If we, because so many of us are involved in this same situation, if we take it just one day at a time with a positive attitude, anything is possible,\" he said, promising to keep his supporters posted.

In an interview with \"GMA\" last year, Trebek spoke about how he was doing before he chose to pursue more chemotherapy.

\"I was doing so well. And my numbers went down to the equivalent of a normal human being who does not have pancreatic cancer,\" he said. \"So we were all very optimistic. And they said, 'Good, we're gonna stop chemo, we'll start you on immunotherapy.'\"

He then revealed that things got worse.

\"I lost about 12 pounds in a week. And my numbers went sky high, much higher than they were when I was first diagnosed,\" he shared. \"So, the doctors have decided that I have to undergo chemo again and that's what I'm doing.\"

Throughout his time fighting the disease, Trebek has made efforts to raise awareness for more education to be placed on the \"risks and symptoms\" of pancreatic cancer.

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