Life Alex Trebek: Cancer had me ‘on the floor writhing in pain’ between ‘Jeopardy!’ tapings May 9, 2019 Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY Comments Off on Alex Trebek: Cancer had me ‘on the floor writhing in pain’ between ‘Jeopardy!’ tapings The "Jeopardy!" host gets real about the effects of cancer, including losing his hair and spending time in the fetal position in his dressing room.