Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 is battling stage 4 cancer that is "blood-related": 'My blood is trying to kill me'

Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 is battling stage 4 cancer that is "blood-related": 'My blood is trying to kill me

Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 has stage 4 cancer but is determined to fight it.

The 49-year-old revealed to his followers last month that he had been diagnosed with cancer and was receiving chemotherapy.

Mark revealed his diagnosis during a Twitch live-stream Q&A, saying that his illness is ‘blood-related' rather than ‘bone-related,' and that he has stage 4 diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

'My blood is attempting to murder me,' claimed the musician. My diagnosis is diffuse large B-cell lymphoma Stage 4-A, which implies cancer has spread to four distinct regions of my body, according to my understanding.

‘I'm not sure how they decide the four-part of it, but it's infiltrated enough of my body that I'm at Stage 4, which I believe is the highest it can go.' As a result, I'm at Stage 4-A.'

Large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a kind of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that develops in white blood cells and can cause tumors all over the body.

It's a kind of aggressive lymphoma that can develop in lymph nodes or elsewhere in the body, such as the gastrointestinal tract, testes, thyroid, skin, breast, bone, or brain.

Mark was scheduled to discover whether chemotherapy was working at the time of the live webcast, and if it was, he planned to return for at least three more rounds. Ideally, I'll go in tomorrow and they'll tell me, "Congratulations, your chemotherapy worked, you're done, and you'll never have to think about cancer again for the rest of your life."

If the therapies don't work, the singer will most likely have to consider 'alternative options,' such as a bone marrow transplant.

'We're battling this cancer,' the actress says. It’s just a matter of time.’

When asked about how chemotherapy had impacted him so far, Mark explained that he had 'chemo brain,' adding, 'I forget stuff.' People would be talking to me and I'd ask them a question five minutes later, and they'd say, "I just told you five minutes ago." So it's sort of a bummer.

Had chemo on Wednesday and felt like hot garbage and haven’t really slept since. But this morning, this minute right now, I feel okay. I’ll take it.

— ϻ𝔞Ⓡ𝔨 𝐇𝑜Ƥ𝐩ย𝓼 (@markhoppus) July 16, 2021

‘During the first round of chemo, I felt like a zombie who had fallen into an electric fence and was being shocked.' I felt quite weak and weary throughout the second round of chemo. It's just like having the worst sickness you've ever had. I started retching after the third round of treatment. 'I'm feeling nauseous and everything.'

The therapy has also caused him to lose his hair, prompting Mark to joke that he wants to acquire the worst toupee he can.

Mark has been depending on his mother Kerry during his treatment, a three-time cancer survivor who battled the same illness her son has.

'Strangely enough, we have the same type of cancer,' he added. And she triumphed, so I've had plenty of opportunities to converse with her and form bonds with her. 

‘My mother has battled cancer three times — twice for breast cancer and once for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, which is the same illness I have.'

Mark then updated his supporters on how he was doing on Twitter, saying, 'Had chemo on Wednesday and felt like hot trash and haven't really slept since.' But right now, this morning, this minute, I'm OK. 'All right, I'll take it.'

Mark lives in Beverly Hills with his 20-year-old wife Skye and their 18-year-old kid Jack.

He was a founding member of Blink-182, which he co-founded with Tom DeLonge and Scott Raynor in 1992, and he also created the duet, Simple Creatures, with All Time Low's Alex Gaskarth.