HOST USING HIS FAME TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE DISEASE.

AWARENESS ABOUT THE DISEASE. PERHAPS IT’S ONLY FITTING THE

PERHAPS IT’S ONLY FITTING THE HOST OF A POPULAR QUIZ SHOW USES

HOST OF A POPULAR QUIZ SHOW USES AN EYE OPENING STATISTIC TO

AN EYE OPENING STATISTIC TO UPDATE HIS HEALTH.

UPDATE HIS HEALTH. >> THE ONE-YEAR SURVIVAL RATE

>> THE ONE-YEAR SURVIVAL RATE FOR STAGE FOUR PANCREATIC CANCER

FOR STAGE FOUR PANCREATIC CANCER PATIENTS IS 18%.

PATIENTS IS 18%. I’M VERY HAPPY TO REPORT I’VE

I’M VERY HAPPY TO REPORT I’VE JUST REACHED THAT MARKET.

JUST REACHED THAT MARKET. >> Reporter: ON WEDNESDAY,

>> Reporter: ON WEDNESDAY, JEOPARDY’S LONG TIME HOST ALEX

JEOPARDY’S LONG TIME HOST ALEX TREBEK POSTED A VIDEO SPEAKING

TREBEK POSTED A VIDEO SPEAKING CANDIDLY ABOUT HIS BATTLE WITH

CANDIDLY ABOUT HIS BATTLE WITH CANCER.

CANCER. >> THERE WERE SOME GOOD DAYS BUT

>> THERE WERE SOME GOOD DAYS BUT A NOT LOVE NOT SO GOOD DAYS.

A NOT LOVE NOT SO GOOD DAYS. I JOKED WITH FRIENDS, THE CANCER

I JOKED WITH FRIENDS, THE CANCER WON’T KILL ME, THE CHEMO WILL.

WON’T KILL ME, THE CHEMO WILL. >> Reporter: ALMOST IMMEDIATELY

>> Reporter: ALMOST IMMEDIATELY HE BECAME THE FACE OF A DISEASE

HE BECAME THE FACE OF A DISEASE WHERE THE FIVE-YEAR SURVIVAL

WHERE THE FIVE-YEAR SURVIVAL RATE IS JUST 10%, 3% FOR STAGE

RATE IS JUST 10%, 3% FOR STAGE FOUR.

FOUR. >> I PLAN TO BEAT THE LOW

>> I PLAN TO BEAT THE LOW SURVIVAL RATES.

SURVIVAL RATES. >> Reporter: HE HAS PROVIDED

>> Reporter: HE HAS PROVIDED CONSTANT UPDATES.

CONSTANT UPDATES. >> I BEGAN IMMUNOTHERAPY, BUT

>> I BEGAN IMMUNOTHERAPY, BUT THAT DIDN’T GO VERY WELL AT ALL.

THAT DIDN’T GO VERY WELL AT ALL. MY NUMBERS WENT SOUTH,

MY NUMBERS WENT SOUTH, DRAMATICALLY AND QUICKLY.

DRAMATICALLY AND QUICKLY. >> Reporter: LAST FALL TREBEK

>> Reporter: LAST FALL TREBEK TEAMED WITH THE WORLD PANCREATIC

TEAMED WITH THE WORLD PANCREATIC CANCER COALITION RAISING

CANCER COALITION RAISING AWARENESS THROUGH A PSA.

AWARENESS THROUGH A PSA. 57,000 AMERICANS ARE DIAGNOSED

57,000 AMERICANS ARE DIAGNOSED EACH YEAR.

EACH YEAR. THROUGH IT HAS HE HAS CONTINUED

THROUGH IT HAS HE HAS CONTINUED THE HOST, WEARING A BIG, AT

THE HOST, WEARING A BIG, AT TIMES STRUGGLING WITH HIS

TIMES STRUGGLING WITH HIS SPEECH, BUT FEELING CONSTANTLY

SPEECH, BUT FEELING CONSTANTLY SUPPORTED LIKE IN THIS MOMENT

SUPPORTED LIKE IN THIS MOMENT DURING THE TOURNAMENT OF

DURING THE TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS WHEN A CONTESTANT

CHAMPIONS WHEN A CONTESTANT DELIVERED THIS ANSWER.

DELIVERED THIS ANSWER. >> WHAT IS -- WE LOVE YOU ALEX.

>> WHAT IS -- WE LOVE YOU ALEX. THAT’S VERY NICE, THANK YOU.

THAT’S VERY NICE, THANK YOU. COST YOU $1995.

COST YOU $1995. YOU’RE LEFT WITH FIVE BUCKS.

YOU’RE LEFT WITH FIVE BUCKS. >> Reporter: IT’S THAT SUPPORT

>> Reporter: IT’S THAT SUPPORT THAT BOLSTERED HIM WHEN HE

THAT BOLSTERED HIM WHEN HE NEEDED IT MOST.

NEEDED IT MOST. >> IF WE TAKE IT JUST ONE DAY AT