Ninja, a popular Twitch influencer and streamer, has been diagnosed with skin cancer.
On a declaration posted to his social media accounts on Wednesday, the 32-year-old content creator — whose real name is Tyler Blevins — revealed his melanoma diagnosis following a recent exam he scheduled for a mole.
The streamer, who has 6.6 million followers on he wanted to spread the word and keep his fans informed.
“A few weeks ago I went to a dermatologist for an annual skin/wart check that Jess proactively scheduled for me,” he wrote, referring to Jessica Blevins, his wife of six years. “There was a wart 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.”
He adds, “I had another dark spot appearing near it, so today they did a biopsy 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 made it.”
In closing, the player and influencer reminded his followers to take their health seriously and get their skin checked to prevent any potentially dangerous or cancerous growths.
“I’m grateful to have hope to figure this out early, but please take this as a PSA to get skin exams,” Ninja shared.
In response, the streamer’s millions of fans chimed in with their well wishes and their own messages reminding people to get their skin checked often.
“I was a physician assistant in dermatology for 3 years and I encourage all of you to see a dermatologist for any concerning skin lesions, or annually if you are over 40,” a fan wrote in a quote tweet.
“DO SKIN CHECKS!!!!! It’s extremely important. My last one I had removed was one stage away from melanoma,” another added.
According to Cleveland Clinic, melanoma is the most invasive and deadly form of skin cancer and represents about 1% of cases worldwide. Although melanoma is a rare form, skin cancer as a whole is incredibly common and around 5.4 million new cases are discovered each year.
Furthermore, the Skin Cancer Foundation reports that celebrities such as Hugh Jackman, Khloé Kardashian, Witney Carson, Teddi Mellencamp and Andy Cohen have all dealt with skin cancer at some point in their lives.
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