{"id":87747,"date":"2024-04-05T03:12:52","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T03:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/05\/streamer-ninja-is-cancer-free-1-week-after-sharing-diagnosis\/"},"modified":"2024-04-05T03:12:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T03:12:52","slug":"streamer-ninja-is-cancer-free-1-week-after-sharing-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/05\/streamer-ninja-is-cancer-free-1-week-after-sharing-diagnosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Streamer Ninja Is Cancer Free 1 Week After Sharing Diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:70.9%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Diego Donamaria\/Getty Images for SXSW<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Twitch star <strong>Ninja<\/strong> is celebrating his cancer free diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust got the news from my dermatologist, Great news x 2!\u201d Ninja, 32, posted via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ninja\/status\/1775978834535297174\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a> on Thursday, April 4.<\/p>\n<p>Ninja (real name is Tyler Blevins) continued with his good news, saying, \u201cExcision was successful with clear margins. Lesion biopsied nearby showed only mild atypia and was entirely removed with the biopsy. As of right now, I am officially cancer free ^_^ thank you all for the prayers and kind words this last week. Love you all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The popular internet personality\u2019s announcement comes one week after he originally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/twitch-star-ninja-in-a-bit-of-shock-after-skin-cancer-diagnosis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shared<\/a> that he had been diagnosed with skin cancer. At the time, he opened up to fans in a lengthy statement about how he was taken by surprise by the news.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlright I\u2019m still in a bit of shock but want to keep you all updated,\u201d Ninja began his <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ninja\/status\/1772741501568569397\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a> post on Tuesday, March 26. \u201cA few weeks ago I went in to a dermatologist for an annual skin\/mole check that [my wife] <strong>Jess [Blevins<\/strong>] 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After opening up about his first mole, he went on to reveal to fans that he also had another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/pictures\/celebrity-health-scares-20111110\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">health scare<\/a> with a second mole.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3560605\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:104.71428571429%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3560605\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Gaming-Star-Ninja-Announces-Hes-Been-Diagnosed-With-Skin-Cancer-In-a-Bit-of-Shock-1.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Gaming Star Ninja Announces Hes Been Diagnosed With Skin Cancer In a Bit of Shock\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Gaming-Star-Ninja-Announces-Hes-Been-Diagnosed-With-Skin-Cancer-In-a-Bit-of-Shock-1.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Gaming-Star-Ninja-Announces-Hes-Been-Diagnosed-With-Skin-Cancer-In-a-Bit-of-Shock-1.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Gaming-Star-Ninja-Announces-Hes-Been-Diagnosed-With-Skin-Cancer-In-a-Bit-of-Shock-1.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Gaming-Star-Ninja-Announces-Hes-Been-Diagnosed-With-Skin-Cancer-In-a-Bit-of-Shock-1.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Gaming-Star-Ninja-Announces-Hes-Been-Diagnosed-With-Skin-Cancer-In-a-Bit-of-Shock-1.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Gaming-Star-Ninja-Announces-Hes-Been-Diagnosed-With-Skin-Cancer-In-a-Bit-of-Shock-1.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Gaming-Star-Ninja-Announces-Hes-Been-Diagnosed-With-Skin-Cancer-In-a-Bit-of-Shock-1.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Gaming-Star-Ninja-Announces-Hes-Been-Diagnosed-With-Skin-Cancer-In-a-Bit-of-Shock-1.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Gaming-Star-Ninja-Announces-Hes-Been-Diagnosed-With-Skin-Cancer-In-a-Bit-of-Shock-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Gaming-Star-Ninja-Announces-Hes-Been-Diagnosed-With-Skin-Cancer-In-a-Bit-of-Shock-1.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Gaming-Star-Ninja-Announces-Hes-Been-Diagnosed-With-Skin-Cancer-In-a-Bit-of-Shock-1.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Gaming-Star-Ninja-Announces-Hes-Been-Diagnosed-With-Skin-Cancer-In-a-Bit-of-Shock-1.jpg?w=1800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Tyler \u201cNinja\u201d Blevins.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Theo Wargo\/Getty Images for Disney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI 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,\u201d he explained about the situation.<\/p>\n<p>Ninja then concluded his emotional post by saying, \u201cI\u2019m grateful to have hope in finding this early,\u201d before encouraging all of his followers to make sure they get checked out, too. \u201cPlease take this as a PSA to get skin checkups.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/celebrities-who-love-video-games-mila-kunis-zac-efron-and-more\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Celebrities-Who-Love-Video-Games.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Celebrities Who Love Video Games\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Celebrities-Who-Love-Video-Games.jpg?quality=78&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/celebrities-who-love-video-games-mila-kunis-zac-efron-and-more\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Celebrities Who Love Video Games<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tCelebrities such as Mila Kunis, Zac Efron and Olivia Munn are avid video gamers who can\u2019t wait to put down their scripts and pick up their controllers at the end of the day. Kunis is a self-proclaimed gamer, who enjoyed playing World of Warcraft and Call of Duty in the past. The That \u201970s Show [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Following Ninja\u2019s good news, several fans congratulated him. \u201cTHAT\u2019S INCREDIBLE NEWS! Blessings!! So happy for you and fam!! \ud83e\udef6\u201d one fan wrote. Another added, \u201cWWWWWWWW bro you had me getting emotional on stream today. So pumped to hear this Ty!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, Ninja has made a name for himself in the gaming world as one of Twitch\u2019s biggest stars, growing over 19 million followers on the video game streaming platform. He also uploads gaming videos via YouTube, where he has built a following of over 23 million subscribers.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of gaming, he also hosts the \u201cAFK w\/ Ninja\u201d podcast, where he talks about the most recent internet and video game trends as well as chats with fellow content creators.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/streamer-ninja-is-cancer-free-1-week-after-sharing-diagnosis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diego Donamaria\/Getty Images for SXSW Twitch star Ninja is celebrating his cancer free diagnosis. \u201cJust got the news from my dermatologist, Great news x 2!\u201d Ninja, 32, posted via X on Thursday, April 4. Ninja (real name is Tyler Blevins) continued with his good news, saying, \u201cExcision was successful with clear margins. Lesion biopsied nearby [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":87748,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-87747","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87747"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87747\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}