What type of cancer did Technoblade have? Minecraft star passes away at 23
The Minecraft and streaming community was shocked to hear that YouTube star Alexander "Technoblade" passed away aged 23 after losing the battle against stage four cancer.
The YouTuber didn't officially reveal the type of cancer he was fighting, but various community members speculated that he may have been diagnosed with Sarcoma. This speculation was never confirmed as the content creator and his family wanted to keep the matter as private as possible.
In a heartfelt note posted by Techno's father following his death, he spoke a bit about the past year after the content creator was diagnosed:
In August 2021, Technoblade uploaded a 13-minute-long video titled "where I've been." In the video, he mentioned that in July 2021, he noticed that his right arm was hurting, and speculated that it would be because of some kind of a repetitive stress injury as spends a lot of time playing games.
A few days later, he noticed that his right shoulder had started to swell as well. After consulting doctors and running tests, the YouTuber revealed that he was diagnosed with cancer. The 23-year-old gamer mentioned that his chemotherapy treatment was in full swing.
Using his signature jest-filled tone, Technoblade spoke about his experience at the hospital and said:
He continued:
On July 1, 2022, a final goodbye video was uploaded to his YouTube channel titled 'so long nerds,' in which his father read out the following message written by the content creator himself:
The address continued as he revealed that his siblings would soon be going to college thanks to community members' continuous support. Techno's excerpt ended with the following emotional statement:
The video went viral instantly as it attracted multiple million views and 1.7 million
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