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Mark Hoppus shares photo of hair growing back amid cancer battle: ‘Poor little head’

By Megan Armstrong | Last updated Sep 1, 2021 2:49 PM ET

Mark Hoppus is starting to grow his hair again, but the Blink-182 founder's humor and spirit have remained intact for the duration of his fight against a "blood-related" cancer called diffuse B-cell lymphoma stage 4-A.

Hoppus shared a photo of his fuzzy head Tuesday (Aug. 31):

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A post shared by Mark Hoppus (@markhoppus)

On Aug. 4, Hoppus revealed he was undergoing his fifth round of chemotherapy:

See you all again in seven to ten days… pic.twitter.com/sqwhCBxLhW
— ϻⓇ Ƥย (@markhoppus) August 4, 2021

Sometimes when the effects of the chemo are strong and the steroids are overwhelming, and my heart races, I feel like I can HEAR the valves in my veins opening and slamming shut with each heartbeat.
— ϻⓇ Ƥย (@markhoppus) August 8, 2021

That came just over two weeks after he shared with fans that his scans were indicating "chemo is working!":

pic.twitter.com/1MhfxvTXVh
— ϻⓇ Ƥย (@markhoppus) July 19, 2021

Hoppus initially publicly disclosed his cancer diagnosis June 23:

pic.twitter.com/S9oZvPHZEw
— ϻⓇ Ƥย (@markhoppus) June 23, 2021

Hoppus has received overwhelming support from in and around music, including from Blink-182 bandmates Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker, since then.

Megan Armstrong

Megan Armstrong (@megankarmstrong) is a writer whose work has appeared in places such as Billboard, GQ, Esquire, Bleacher Report, Uproxx, and others. Megan has also produced various podcasts and hosted a daily radio show at Mizzou. She grew up obsessed with sports — impressing adults by memorizing NFL statistics as a kindergartner — and grew into an obsession with music

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