[News] Tyler "Ninja" Blevins diagnosed with melanoma

Streamer Tyler "Ninja" Blevins has revealed he has been diagnosed with melanoma, a type of skin cancer.

32-year-old Blevins, who has the most-followed Twitch channel with over 18.8 million followers, revealed the diagnosis in a statement on Twitter / X after a mole removed from his foot was found to be cancerous. Blevins said medical professionals are "optimistic" it was caught in the early stages. "I'm grateful to have hope in finding this early, but please take this as a PSA to get skin checkups," Blevins added.


Here's Ninja's statement in full:

"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."

The NHS describes melanoma as a form of skin cancer that can spread to other parts of the body, and advises people to be careful in the sun by using sunscreen. A new mole or a change in an existing mole may be signs of melanoma.

This is a bit of a shock to see/hear! What do you guys think?

This is really scary. I always recommend wearing sunscreen when going out during the day and staying out of the sun if possible. But you really never know when it may hit you - skin checks are incredibly helpful in catching these things early. We're going to be sure to get ours done before we leave the country, admittedly we've been forgetting despite being back in Australia for almost 3 years now. Fortunately we're quite proactive with sunscreen use at least, including on easier-to-forget places like the ears and lips.

All the best to Tyler. T_T

Sheep said:

This is really scary. I always recommend wearing sunscreen when going out during the day and staying out of the sun if possible. But you really never know when it may hit you - skin checks are incredibly helpful in catching these things early. We're going to be sure to get ours done before we leave the country, admittedly we've been forgetting despite being back in Australia for almost 3 years now. Fortunately we're quite proactive with sunscreen use at least, including on easier-to-forget places like the ears and lips.

All the best to Tyler. T_T

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Oh yeah, for sure. I always wear sun screen when outside or will be outside for a long time.