Life Alex Trebek says he’s in ‘near remission,’ reports some tumors have shrunk ‘more than 50%’ May 29, 2019May 29, 2019Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAYComments Off on Alex Trebek says he’s in ‘near remission,’ reports some tumors have shrunk ‘more than 50%’ "The doctors said they hadn’t seen this kind of positive result in their memory," reports Trebek, who says he is almost in remission.