We will take "resilient Canadians" for $ 800, Alex.
Alex Trebek, 79, is back on the set of "Jeopardy" six months after learning that he was suffering from stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Trebek's return to work occurs after several cycles of chemotherapy.
"I have undergone a lot of chemotherapy and, thankfully, it's now over," he says in a behind-the-scenes video posted Thursday afternoon. "I'm healing, and that's all I can hope for now."
"Let me tell you it's going to be a good year," Trebek adds in the video clip.
The chemotherapy was physically and emotionally painful, he admitted earlier this year, acknowledging "Good Morning America" that he was struggling to overcome episodes of depression.
"I've had kidney stones, disrupted discs, so I'm used to dealing with pain, but what I'm not used to is sudden surges of deep sadness," Robin Roberts said. "And that makes me cry."
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HOLLYWOOD, CA – JUNE 04: TV personality Alex Trebek (left) and Jean Currivan Trebek attend the 43rd AFI Life Achievement Award Gala in honor of Steve Martin at the Dolby Theater on June 4, 2015 in Hollywood in California. (Photo by Michael Kovac / Getty Images for AFI)
BURBANK, CA – APRIL 26: TV celebrities Alex Trebek (left) and Jean Currivan Trebek participate in the 42nd edition of the Daytime Emmy Awards at Warner Bros. Studios. April 26, 2015 in Burbank, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner / Getty Images for NATAS)
LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 12: TV host Alex Trebek (left) and Jean Currivan Trebek attend the celebratory dinner after special tribute to Sophia Loren at the AFI FEST 2014 presented by Audi at Dolby Theater on November 12, 2014 in Hollywood, California. . November 12, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac / Getty Images for AFI)
HOLLYWOOD, CA – JUNE 5: Jean Trebek (left) and television personality Alex Trebek attend the AFI Life Achievement Award 2014: a tribute to Jane Fonda at Dolby Theater on June 5, 2014 in Hollywood, California. Tribute show aired Saturday, June 14, 2014 at 9 pm ET / PT on TNT. (Photo by Michael Buckner / WireImage)
HOLLYWOOD, CA – JUNE 04: TV personality Alex Trebek (left) and Jean Trebek attend the AFI Life Achievement Award 2014: a tribute to Jane Fonda at Dolby Theater on June 5, 2014 in Hollywood, California. Tribute show aired Saturday, June 14, 2014 at 9 pm ET / PT on TNT. (Photo by Kevin Winter / WireImage)
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – APRIL 25: Alex Trebek (R), TV personality, and Jean Trebek arrive at the 19th Annual Taste For A Cure at the Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel. Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Axelle / Bauer-Griffin / FilmMagic)
LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 19: Alex Trebek (right) and Jean Currivan Trebek arrive at the 38th Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards, which will be held at the Las Vegas Hilton on June 19, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker / Getty Images)
Alex Trebek and his wife Jean Currivan attend the Thoroughbred Horse Race of the Night of the Hollywood Stars on June 22, 1990 at Hollywood Park in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage)
Alex Trebek and his wife Jean Currivan attend the inauguration of "Jackie Mason – Brand New & # 39; May 30, 1990 at the Henry Fonda Theater in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage)
Alex Trebek and Jean Currivan at the 49th Annual Thalians Ball at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by John Heller / WireImage)
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At the end of May, nearly three months after hearing the news of his diagnosis, the fans were delighted to learn that Trebek was already "close to remission": "Some of the tumors have already decreased by more than 50%" he told People.
A month later, in June, Trebek received a standing ovation when he went on stage to perform at the NHL Awards.
The long-standing personality of television has proven to be a source of inspiration for other cancer patients around the world who are battling diseases with low survival rates. After hearing a fan whose mother is also battling pancreatic cancer, he sent a handwritten message to the post: "Karen, let me and you decide that we will both be cancer survivors, stay positive! All the best."
