People automatically assume that a diagnosis of stage 4 pancreatic cancer is a DEATH SENTENCE . . . because it usually is.  But ALEX TREBEK says HIS cancer is nearing REMISSION.

He tells People magazine, quote, “It’s kind of mind-boggling.  The doctors said they hadn’t seen this kind of positive result in their memory . . . some of the tumors have already shrunk by more than 50 percent.”

He’s still facing several more rounds of chemo, but he’s optimistic.  And he thinks the “good thoughts” and “positive energy” from his millions of fans is helping.

He says, “I told the doctors, this has to be more than just the chemo, and they agreed it could very well be an important part of this. I’ve got a lot of love out there headed in my direction and a lot of prayer, and I will never ever minimize the value of that.”