Streamer Ninja opens up on cancer battles: ‘I’m playing defence the rest of my life’ – Indy100

Tyler “Ninja” Blevins visits the Empire State Building on April 20, 2022 in New York City Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins has opened up about his journey battling and beating skin cancer twice in the space of two months, saying he’s grateful to know what to look for but feels he’s playing “defence for the rest of [my] life”. Ninja is one of the world’s biggest streamers with tens of millions of followers across streaming and social media platforms, regularly streaming Fortnite and, more recently, Marvel Rivals . After having routine skin checks with doctors initially noticing an unusual mole on the underneath of one of his feet, in March 2024, Ninja who was 33 at the time was diagnosed with melanoma. This was removed, along with another nearby mole as a precaution, and he was thankfully cancer-free after the procedure. However just two months later, he spotted another one he didn’t feel looked right, had it removed – and that also turned out to be melanoma. Again, he was cancer-free following a procedure to remove it, but Ninja now feels he will play his whole life on “defence” looking for them. Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins has been diagnosed with melanoma twice and
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