Mark Hoppus has revealed he thought he was ‘going to die’ after he was diagnosed with cancer in 2021.
The Blink-182 star, 53, was diagnosed with stage 4 diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and admitted he was ‘crushed’ by the months of chemotherapy that followed.
Mark was injected with drugs so strong during his treatment, his wife Skye was advised not to use the same toilet as him in case a splash of it got on her skin.
Speaking to The Guardian about learning of his diagnosis, Mark said: ‘I really thought I was going to die. And, in a way, it asolutely was so freeing.
‘I’d spent my whole life hypervigilant, thinking: what’s the worst that could happen? And, oh it’s here now, I’m dealing with it and it still sucks.’
‘The physical pain and exhaustion of the chemo, mixed with the steroids and all the other drugs just crushed me for months on end.’
Mark Hoppus has revealed he thought he was ‘going to die’ after he was diagnosed with cancer in 2021 (pictured in 2024)
The Blink-182 star, 53, was diagnosed with stage 4 diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and admitted he was ‘crushed’ by the months of chemotherapy that followed
Mark’s cancer battle did help some of his relationships. The star repaired his fractured friendship with bandmate Tom DeLongue, who left and rejoined the group several times due to disagreement with their image as the ‘naked band’.
The singer made his cancer treatment public when he accidentally sent a photo of himself on a chemo drip to his Instagram Stories in June 2021.
His brain was fogged with medication at the time and he thought he had been sending the photo to a family WhatsApp group.
Mark now considers this ‘the best mistake’ he has ever made as it meant he was no longer suffering in silence.
He was declared cancer free in September 2021 and said he would continue to be screened every six moths in case it returns.
The performer previously spoke about his health battle in detail on a Twitch stream.
‘My classification is diffuse large B-cell lymphoma stage four-A, which means, as I understand it, it’s entered four different parts of my body,’ he said.
‘I don’t know how exactly they determine the four-part of it, but it’s entered enough parts of my body that I’m stage four, which I think is the highest that it goes. So, I’m stage four-A.’
Mark’s cancer battle did help some of his relationships. The star repaired his fractured friendship with bandmate Tom DeLongue (centre)
Mark was declared cancer free in September 2021 and said he would continue to be screened every six moths in case it returns
Mark pictured with his wife Skye Everly who he married in 2000
He initially confirmed his diagnosis in a June 23 tweet, saying, ‘It sucks and I’m scared, and at the same time I’m blessed with incredible doctors and family and friends to get me through this.’
Mark previously told People that going through ‘chemotherapy was brutal,’ as he ‘had the worst brain fog’ and was sapped of his energy and ‘ended up being on the couch just trying to get through the day.’
He recalled: ‘We were sitting at dinner with friends that we’ve known for years, and I’m looking at the husband across the table, thinking to myself, “I can’t remember your first name.” And it was like that all the time. I still feel it once every couple days – I’ll forget a word – but it’s much better.’
He told the outlet he was ‘doing good’ and ‘in a much better place’ in the near-year after he was given a clean bill of health.
‘I feel like I have a second shot at life,’ he said.