Alex Trebek May Leave 'Jeopardy!' br Due to His Cancer Battle br .br In a recent interview on ‘W5,’ Alex Trebekbr confessed that cancer has significantlybr impacted his ability to host ‘Jeopardy!’.br I’m sure there are observant membersbr of the television audience that noticebr also, but they’re forgiving …, Alex Trebek, via ‘W5’.br According to Trebek,br chemotherapy has causedbr his hosting skills to “diminish.” .br I talk to the producers about this all the time now.br I say, ‘look I’m slurring my words. My tonguebr doesn’t work as well as it used to.’ The chemobr has caused sores inside my mouth. It makes itbr difficult for me to speak and enunciate properly. , Alex Trebek, via ‘W5’.br Trebek plans to continue hosting ‘Jeopardy!’br for now, but also admitted that he wouldbr stop if his skills “diminish” too much.br When I feel like my skills have diminished tobr the point that I notice and am bothered by it …br I notice now, but I’m not as bothered by itbr because all of the people around me are sayingbr ‘no it’s okay,’ but there will come a point wherebr they will no longer be able to say ‘it’s okay.’, Alex Trebek, via ‘W5’.br The 79-year-old went on to say that he is “not afraidbr of dying” and that he’s lived a “good” and “full” life. .br [I’m] not afraid of dying .. I’m 79-years-old.br I’ve lived a good life, a full life and I’m nearingbr the end of that life. I know that. I’m not goingbr to delude myself. So if it happens, it happens.