YouTube star Hank Green reveals cancer diagnosis
Global News
Hank Green revealed a Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis, spurring an avalanche of support from his fans.
Hank Green has announced he’s been diagnosed with cancer.
In a 13 minute-long video shared to his YouTube channel Friday morning, the New York Times best-selling author and science vlogger revealed his lymphoma diagnosis.
“I noticed my lymph nodes were big,” he said recalling his first noticeable symptom, adding that the doctor wasn’t too concerned but decided to send him for an ultrasound.
“The tech in the ultrasound room was like, ‘I’m going to get a doctor,'” he explained, laughing. “That’s not what you want to happen,” he added.
“It seems likely that we caught mine early. I’m still waiting on a scan to sort of confirm that,” Green, 43, said, adding that he would be starting chemotherapy at the same time the video was uploaded. In the description of the video, he shared that a PET/CT scan showed the cancer hasn’t spread — very good news when it comes to a cancer diagnosis.
Using his trademark brand of good humour, while also keeping things very frank, Green shared with viewers his faith in proven medical treatments, the science of lymphoma and the “good news, bad news” of his diagnosis.
“It’s something called Hodgkin’s lymphoma, like one of the most treatable cancers. It responds very well to treatment,” he said.
