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"Can't wait to be cancer-free and see you all at a concert in the near future," the singer shared in a statement posted to Twitter on Wednesday night.

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00:00Mark Hoppus is having the fight of his life and millions of friends, fans and bandmates are right

00:05behind him. On Wednesday, June 23rd, the Blink-182 singer and bassist took to social media writing,

00:11For the past three months, I've been undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. I have cancer. It sucks

00:17and I'm scared. And at the same time, I'm blessed with incredible doctors and family and friends to

00:21get me through this. I still have months of treatment ahead of me, but I'm trying to remain

00:24hopeful and positive. Can't wait to be cancer-free and see you all at a concert in the hopefully

00:29near future. Love to you all. He followed up with a lighthearted shot of himself in the hospital,

00:34captioned, Yes, hello. One cancer treatment, please. While it's unclear what type of cancer

00:38the 49-year-old rocker is battling, he can be sure Travis Barker and Tom DeLonge are always in his

00:44corner. Travis told E! News, Mark is my brother and I love and support him. I will be with him every

00:49step of the way on stage and off and can't wait for us to play together again soon. Meanwhile, Tom

00:54tweeted, I too have been aware of Mark Hoppus' cancer diagnosis for a while now. And to add to his own

00:59words that he used today, I would also like to say that he is strong and a superhuman who is pushing

01:03through this difficult obstacle with a wide open heart. For more on this story, head to THR.com.

01:09For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Jordan Rowling.

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