Alex Trebek stage 4 pancreatic cancer

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Anonymous wrote:Let's be honest, he is 78. He is also not being very realistic about this. Also, why not accept the diagnosis? Why fight so hard with that diagnosis and his age?

He lived a long good life.

78 is still youngish for many people. I was skiing in Utah last week with not only many septuagenarians but also many octogenarians as well. I'm always amazed when I ski out west every year how many folks have retired to the mountains and stay extremely young and fit hiking, mountain biking, skiing, etc. year-round. My ski instructor was in his late 60s!

They may still act, look, feel “youngish” but they aren’t. That is pretty much a full life expectancy for a male. People go from great health to dead or ill —sometimes very quickly. That’s just life.

For goodness sake -- someone who is skiiing at 75 probably has a 15-20 year life expectancy. Alex Trebek appears to be perfectly fit, obviously has no mental declines, he could easily live into his nineties. Isn't his mother still alive? She's nearly 100!

You think skiing means you have 15-20 years left? Lol
My OB GYN died while skiing at 61.
My FIL died a week after a ski trip at 52 yrs, of legionnaires disease. He was totally healthy otherwise.
And good god, having a 100 year old mom guarantees nothing.
My mom died of breast cancer in her 60’s, both her parents out lived her.
Sweetie, there are NO Guarantees. That you need to accept. You can’t out ski luck. You can’t control everything.

You're an idiot, and have no concept of the actuarial science behind life expectancy numbers. Of course there are no guarantees,[b] but a man who is 78 typically has 10-15 years ahead of him. [b]

Seriously, just go away. What do you think you are contributing here?

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A 78 is not expected to live to 93. Link...

Take a hike with your petty quibbles.

Hurts to be wrong, huh...??

I’m not any of the quoted pps, so you tell me.

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Anonymous wrote:9.33 is quite different from 10-15. Plus, when you are 78, 9 years isn’t a huge difference.

Let me guess, you’re thirty years old. Trust me, when you’re 78, you’ll feel differently about 9 years.

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Anonymous wrote:Let's be honest, he is 78. He is also not being very realistic about this. Also, why not accept the diagnosis? Why fight so hard with that diagnosis and his age?

He lived a long good life.

78 is still youngish for many people. I was skiing in Utah last week with not only many septuagenarians but also many octogenarians as well. I'm always amazed when I ski out west every year how many folks have retired to the mountains and stay extremely young and fit hiking, mountain biking, skiing, etc. year-round. My ski instructor was in his late 60s!

They may still act, look, feel “youngish” but they aren’t. That is pretty much a full life expectancy for a male. People go from great health to dead or ill —sometimes very quickly. That’s just life.

For goodness sake -- someone who is skiiing at 75 probably has a 15-20 year life expectancy. Alex Trebek appears to be perfectly fit, obviously has no mental declines, he could easily live into his nineties. Isn't his mother still alive? She's nearly 100!

You think skiing means you have 15-20 years left? Lol
My OB GYN died while skiing at 61.
My FIL died a week after a ski trip at 52 yrs, of legionnaires disease. He was totally healthy otherwise.
And good god, having a 100 year old mom guarantees nothing.
My mom died of breast cancer in her 60’s, both her parents out lived her.
Sweetie, there are NO Guarantees. That you need to accept. You can’t out ski luck. You can’t control everything.

You're an idiot, and have no concept of the actuarial science behind life expectancy numbers. Of course there are no guarantees,[b] but a man who is 78 typically has 10-15 years ahead of him. [b]

Seriously, just go away. What do you think you are contributing here?

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A 78 is not expected to live to 93. Link...

A 78 yo has a 10 year life expectancy.
https://www.ssa.gov/oact/STATS/table4c6.html

It’s 9.33 for men. Let’s not forget the ones who made it to 78 are the lucky HALF.

We’re very specifically discussing a 78 year old.

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Arguing over a man's cancer diagnosis. What else is new. Stay classy, DCUM.

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so sad

He's an icon.

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Anonymous wrote:I know it’s so hard to diagnose. I always felt like an annual full body MRI or CT scan makes sense to try and find things early.

Yeah, where is the harm in that?

I believe research has shown that these types of scans have a tendency to pick up abnormalities that are not actually harmful, but may result in unnecessary treatment and certainly anxiety. Giving prescriptions or operating on people who don't actually need it can be just as dangerous as missing a diagnosis, because no surgery or pill is 100% safe. There's always a cost to everything.

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Anonymous wrote:But even if a 78 year old has another 9 years life expectancy, he should still be grateful that he lived to 78. Many many people don’t.—like half of men.

There is a difference between being grateful and rolling over and dying. It is almost as if you are saying there is no value in wanting to continue life because other people haven't.

And it is not greedy--it is not like one person living longer and living well takes away from another.

Seriously. Shut it.

+1!!! I cannot fathom that this is even a debate.

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Anonymous wrote:Did you all watch the video where he announces his diagnosis?

Seriously gracious and so sad to hear.

I watched his announcement and I am praying that he is going to beat this like he says he's going to. He looks so good and healthy. I just can't believe that he could be so sick.

He plans to keep on working. He's amazing.

That struck me, too. He looks and sounds amazing. Please let him beat this.

That’s not how stage IV works. There is no cure. He cannot “beat it”.

We gave a friend who is 5 years out of treatment for stage iv colon cancer and he’s currently cancer free. It’s not likely but there are people living with stage iv cancer 10-20 years out which isn’t bad. Again, not likely but it does happen apparently. And for Alex that would be 88 - 98 and end of life anyway.

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Anonymous wrote:Let's be honest, he is 78. He is also not being very realistic about this. Also, why not accept the diagnosis? Why fight so hard with that diagnosis and his age?

He lived a long good life.

78 is still youngish for many people. I was skiing in Utah last week with not only many septuagenarians but also many octogenarians as well. I'm always amazed when I ski out west every year how many folks have retired to the mountains and stay extremely young and fit hiking, mountain biking, skiing, etc. year-round. My ski instructor was in his late 60s!

They may still act, look, feel “youngish” but they aren’t. That is pretty much a full life expectancy for a male. People go from great health to dead or ill —sometimes very quickly. That’s just life.

For goodness sake -- someone who is skiiing at 75 probably has a 15-20 year life expectancy. Alex Trebek appears to be perfectly fit, obviously has no mental declines, he could easily live into his nineties. Isn't his mother still alive? She's nearly 100!

You think skiing means you have 15-20 years left? Lol
My OB GYN died while skiing at 61.
My FIL died a week after a ski trip at 52 yrs, of legionnaires disease. He was totally healthy otherwise.
And good god, having a 100 year old mom guarantees nothing.
My mom died of breast cancer in her 60’s, both her parents out lived her.
Sweetie, there are NO Guarantees. That you need to accept. You can’t out ski luck. You can’t control everything.

You're an idiot, and have no concept of the actuarial science behind life expectancy numbers. Of course there are no guarantees,[b] but a man who is 78 typically has 10-15 years ahead of him. [b]

Seriously, just go away. What do you think you are contributing here?

Link?
A 78 is not expected to live to 93. Link...

A 78 yo has a 10 year life expectancy.
https://www.ssa.gov/oact/STATS/table4c6.html

Don't tell that to the Bernie bros.

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Anonymous wrote:Let's be honest, he is 78. He is also not being very realistic about this. Also, why not accept the diagnosis? Why fight so hard with that diagnosis and his age?

He lived a long good life.

78 is still youngish for many people. I was skiing in Utah last week with not only many septuagenarians but also many octogenarians as well. I'm always amazed when I ski out west every year how many folks have retired to the mountains and stay extremely young and fit hiking, mountain biking, skiing, etc. year-round. My ski instructor was in his late 60s!

Pancreatic cancer kills plenty of people much younger than Alex Trebek. And quite quickly. While I think the PP is being pretty rude, the fact remains there's very little chance he'll be around much longer. It's just how stage IV pc works. Patrick Swayze made it a year. So I guess we'll see.

Patrick made it 2 years (almost).

https://www.google.com/amp/s/abcnews.go.com/amp/Health/PatrickSwayze/patrick-swayzes-death-shows-tough-pancreatic-cancer/story%3fid=8583819

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Anonymous wrote:Pancreatic cancer is seriously terrifying. One day you're fine, and then three months later you're dead.

Agreed. I had two grandfathers die within 3 weeks of diagnosis. And the one had stage 3 pancreatic. So quick. One was only 62

You are a person who would benefit from screening for this. Which you must already know ...

Is there early screening for pancreatic cancer?

It’s impisdible to catch unless you have regular scans like RBG .

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Anonymous wrote:But even if a 78 year old has another 9 years life expectancy, he should still be grateful that he lived to 78. Many many people don’t.—like half of men.

Loving men is so hard!!

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Anonymous wrote:Let's be honest, he is 78. He is also not being very realistic about this. Also, why not accept the diagnosis? Why fight so hard with that diagnosis and his age?

He lived a long good life.

78 is still youngish for many people. I was skiing in Utah last week with not only many septuagenarians but also many octogenarians as well. I'm always amazed when I ski out west every year how many folks have retired to the mountains and stay extremely young and fit hiking, mountain biking, skiing, etc. year-round. My ski instructor was in his late 60s!

Pancreatic cancer kills plenty of people much younger than Alex Trebek. And quite quickly. While I think the PP is being pretty rude, the fact remains there's very little chance he'll be around much longer. It's just how stage IV pc works. Patrick Swayze made it a year. So I guess we'll see.

Patrick made it 2 years (almost).

https://www.google.com/amp/s/abcnews.go.com/amp/Health/PatrickSwayze/patrick-swayzes-death-shows-tough-pancreatic-cancer/story%3fid=8583819

I think Pavarotti made it longer than a year, too.

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Anonymous wrote:Did you all watch the video where he announces his diagnosis?

Seriously gracious and so sad to hear.

I watched his announcement and I am praying that he is going to beat this like he says he's going to. He looks so good and healthy. I just can't believe that he could be so sick.

He plans to keep on working. He's amazing.

That struck me, too. He looks and sounds amazing. Please let him beat this.

That’s not how stage IV works. There is no cure. He cannot “beat it”.

We gave a friend who is 5 years out of treatment for stage iv colon cancer and he’s currently cancer free. It’s not likely but there are people living with stage iv cancer 10-20 years out which isn’t bad. Again, not likely but it does happen apparently. And for Alex that would be 88 - 98 and end of life anyway.

Colon and pancreas have very different outcomes.

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Anonymous wrote:Let's be honest, he is 78. He is also not being very realistic about this. Also, why not accept the diagnosis? Why fight so hard with that diagnosis and his age?

He lived a long good life.

No one should take hope away, sometimes that's all there is.

If he is able to get through the Whipple he may have more time.