Alex Trebek sends a message of support for Congressman John Lewis as they both fight stage 4 pancreatic cancer

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The Jeopardy! host and the civil rights icon were born five months apart in 1940 and they both received their stage 4 pancreatic cancer diagnosis in 2019. “We’re starting a new year, and let’s see if we can’t both complete the year as pancreatic cancer survivors,” Trebek said when asked about Lewis, noting that they are both 79 years old.