Jeopardy host Alex Trebek has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. The beloved icon shared the news publicly in a video message.

“Hi everyone, I have some news to share with all of you and it’s in keeping with my longtime policy of being open and transparent with our ‘Jeopardy’ fan base — Just like 50,000 other people in the United States each year, I was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer,” he said.

The 78-year-old continued, “Now, normally the prognosis for this is not very encouraging, but I’m going to fight this and I’m going to keep working and with the love and support from my family and friends and with the help of your prayers also, I plan to beat the low survival rate statistics for this disease. Truth told, I have to because under the terms of my contract, I have to host ‘Jeopardy’ for three more years, so help me. keep the faith and we will win. we will get it done. Thank you.”

Recently, Alex renewed his contract to host the show through the 2021-22 season. Last year, he took a leave of absence from the show when he underwent surgery for a subdural hematoma.

We love you, Alex. You got this.