Hank Green, who is the co-founder of  VidCon, a renowned TikToker, and a YouTuber revealed Friday in the vlog, titled “So, I’ve got cancer” that he was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a type of blood cancer.

“It seems likely that we caught mine early. I’m still waiting on a scan to sort of confirm that,” Green said in a 13-minute video on YouTube. He said he would be starting chemotherapy soon, which effectively meant that he will be taking a break from his projects, including channels he runs with his brother John Green.

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Hank and John gained prominence online through their shared YouTube channel vlogbrothers. They also worked on popular projects like the educational YouTube channel Crash Course and the podcast “Dear Hank and John.”

Hank also delved into the story of how he discovered enlarged lymph nodes. He said that he has talked to friends who had survived cancer to find out what to expect. He also revealed that his autoimmune disease and his having mononucleosis as a child might also complicate matters when it comes to battling with lymphoma.

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“I’m playing it by ear,” he said in the video. “I know I’m gonna feel like garbage, like it’s gonna be really unpleasant.”

Here are a few details about Hank’s life:

Hank Green age

Hank Green is 43 years old. He was born on May 5, 1980.

Hank Green Twitter

Hank Green’s Twitter account is @hankgreen. Since uploading his “So, I’ve got cancer” vlog, Hank has mostly kept it light on Twitter, making jokes about his condition to elevate the mood of his fans. Here are some of the tweets:

Hank Green brother

Hank’s brother, John is the author of The Fault in Our Stars among other books. His books have more than 50 million copies in print worldwide. His debut novel Looking for Alaska (2005) was awarded the 2006 Michael L. Printz Award. 

In 2014,  Green was included in Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world.

He talks about his struggles with anxiety and obsessive–compulsive disorder in his novel Turtles All the Way Down and his podcast The Anthropocene Reviewed.

Hank Green kids

Hank and his wife, Katherine have a kid together, Orin Green, 6, who was born in October 2016.

Hank Green net worth

According to Celebrity Net Worth, Hank has a net worth of $12 million.

Hank Green wife

Hank married his wife, Katherine in 2006. She was born on May 17, 1980. The 43-year-old has appeared in her husband’s YouTube vlogs. She also reportedly helps him with his gaming channel and enjoys playing Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros.