What is sarcoma? Minecraft YouTuber Technoblade reportedly died of rare cancer after raising $500k for foundation
Minecraft legend Technoblade's passing has plunged the gaming community into mourning over the last couple of days. In his tragic final video, the YouTuber revealed his first name to be Alex. The OG Mincraft player reportedly succumbed to a rare type of cancer called sarcoma towards the end of last month.
Fans and gaming personalities all over the world have shown their love and respect for Alex by flooding social media with encouraging messages, fanarts, and stories.
Friends like Skeppy, Dream, and other Minecraft streamers have posted heartfelt tributes on YouTube, explaining the close relationship they had with Technoblade and how his passing has affected people close to him.
Alex went public with the news of his cancer diagnosis in August 2021, and had since been raising money for charity through the SFA (Sarcoma Foundation of America) via his YouTube videos and streams.
About 1% of adults in the USA with cancer have sarcoma, while 20% childhood cancers fall into the category. This particular variant is a cancer of connective tissues — namely nerves, joints, bones, and blood vessels. Sarcoma tumors primarily target limbs.
About 16,000 new cases of this type of cancer are diagnosed in the United States every year. The Minecrafters Vs Cancer program has pledged to donate money to research that could save millions of lives one day.
According to the SFA website, the stream absolutely destroyed the fundraising goal of $250k and its total donations amounted to a whopping $351,087.68. Sarcoma research is the primary focus of the donation and according to website, the disease is a very rare type of cancer.
Alex was a big proponent of the donation drive and the Sarcoma Foundation of America expressed their gratitude to the
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