Top US Twitch Streamer, Ninja Diagnosed With Skin Cancer

US top streamer, Ninja diagnosed with skin cancer after he visited the dermatologist for his annual check-up. The entire gaming and Twitch community are saddened by the unfortunate news.

Ninja, revealed this news, in a heartbreaking update on X, formerly, Twitter. Ninja, born in Illinois, disclosed that doctors at the hospital spotted a cancerous mole on his foot. He again added that, the checkup was an instruction from his wife, Jessica.

Richard Tyler Blevins, also known as Ninja shared that, the doctors intended to remove the cancerous mole from his foot in order to be cautious. Unfortunately, the removal of the cancerous mole on his foot returned as a melanoma; a skin cancer. According to him, the melanoma is in its early stages.

According to Cleveland Clinic, melanoma, which in other words, means, ‘black tumor’, is the most dangerous kind of skin cancer, hence, has the highest risk of death. Although its a deadly type of cancer, it could be cured if caught early. Melanoma, spreads quickly to other organs than any type of cancer.

The skin cancer, melanoma, could be sourced from melanocytes; skin cell. These cells produces melanin; pigment that gives colour to the skin. The preventive methods are highly intense if you are fair skinned, have blue eyes, and have a red or blonde hair. There are five stages in melanoma, and they are,  stage 0, I, II, III, and IV. The initial stage is known as ‘melanoma in situ’.

The initial stage or the Stage 0 only happens at the top layer of the skin or the epidermis. The stage I, does not pose critical threat to the body, hence, can be treated with surgery. Stage II, indicates a high risk of recurrence. Stage III, pose an evidence of spreading, hence, the melanoma spreads to the nearby skin or the lymph nodes. The last stage or the stage IV, is the critical stage of the skin cancer, with this, the melanoma spreads to all internal organs.

Ninja, expressed his immense gratitude to the doctors for diagnosing the condition at its early stage. He further motivated his followers to go for checkups regularly. The gaming community expressed their love to him.

SypherPK, a Twitch streamer, prayed for the best for Ninja and sent lots of love to his wife, Jessica for being proactive. Nick EH 30, a Canadian gamer also sent his prayers towards Ninja. Also, Robert Griffin III, a former NFL quarterback, sent his well wishes and prayers to Ninja.

Ninja joined Twitch in 2011 and quickly rose to fame in the gaming community. Ninja, in March 2018 set a world viewing gaming record of 628,000 when he streamed while playing Fortnite. At the time of the stream, Ninja hosted top rappers, Travis Scott, and Drake.

Just close to a week after Princess Catherine of Wales announced she’s battling with cancer, the world has also heard of another top star’s condition.

Richard Tyler Blevins, the famous US Twitch streamer, also the most followed streamer on Twitch, could be having a surgery to cure the melanoma. Tyler Blevins once appeared in a Super Bowl commercial.

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