In what came as a shock for the gaming fraternity and fans on social media, the US-based YouTuber & gamer Ninja on Wednesday announced that he has been diagnosed with a life-threatening disease. Ninja whose real name is Tyler Blevins took to his official X handle and shared his shocking health update with his fans. Tyler Blevins aka Ninja who enjoys almost 24 million subscribers on his YouTube channel revealed that he has been diagnosed with cancer. Below is what Ninja said-
What happened to Ninja aka Tyler Blevins?
Ninja in his statement wrote, "Alright I’m still in a bit of shock but want to keep you all updated. A few weeks ago I went in to a dermatologist for an annual skin/mole check that Jess proactively scheduled for me. There was a mole on the bottom of my foot that they wanted to remove just to be careful. It came back as melanoma, but they are optimistic that we caught it in the early stages. I had another dark spot appear near it, so today they biopsied that and removed a larger area around the melanoma with the hopes that under the microscope they will see clear non-melanoma edges and we will know we got it. I’m grateful to have hope in finding this early, but please take this as a PSA to get skin checkups."
As per reports, Melanoma is a kind of skin cancer that starts in the melanocytes. Melanocytes are cells that make the pigment that gives skin its color. As per Australian medical reports, Melanoma can grow very quickly. It can become life-threatening in as little as 6 weeks and, if untreated, it can spread to other parts of the body. Melanoma can appear on skin not normally exposed to the sun. In layman's language, Melanoma appears on less exposed regions like the foot underscores.
How did fans react to Ninja's cancer?
A fan wrote, "Hoping for the best. Lots of love to Jess for being proactive as well."
Another fan wrote, "Glad you caught it early man, hoping for the best"