New Delhi: 22-year-old American gamer Dave who goes by his Youtube name Technoblade recently announced a piece of sad news for the fans. With over 8 million followers on YouTube, Technoblade has won a number of Minecraft championships and proved to individuals that he’s a legend.

Born on June 1, 1999, Technoblade lives in San Francisco, California with his three younger sisters and a brother called Chris. He has many references in his videos about having ADHD.

Does Technoblade have cancer?

In a video posted on August 27 Technoblade revealed to his fans that he had been feeling pain in his right arm and took few days off in order to recover. At first, he thought that it was a stress-related injury that came from spending too much time playing games.

Later he noticed that his shoulder was swelling, so he went to the hospital where he got to know about him being diagnosed with cancer. Doctors ran many scans and reported that the issues with his arms were being caused by a tumor.

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What did he say about his diagnosis?

He has already started his chemotherapy treatment for the disease buy his followers have been left speechless after they found out about his diagnosis.

On engaging along with his followers Technoblade made sure that the content material doesn’t get too depressing. He broke some jokes about his gaming future. He said that he will take part in Minecraft using his feet now. Meanwhile, he is staying positive and focusing on recording some content without pressuring himself too much.

“After I got diagnosed I have been making a lot of phone calls, informing all of my distant family members about the situation,” Technoblade said. “But I gotta say, of all the phone calls I made nobody took the news worse than my health insurance provider. They have been inconsolable for weeks.” he said