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This is speculation but his symptoms and age appear consistent with metastatic osteosarcoma (bone cancer that has spread, typically to the lungs). Osteosarcoma

This is speculation but his symptoms and age appear consistent with metastatic osteosarcoma (bone cancer that has spread, typically to the lungs). Osteosarcoma treatment has not had a breakthrough in decades, so it's a very bad cancer to get. Surgical techniques have gotten more effective at preserving limb function, and there are more tools to ameliorate symptoms from aggressive chemotherapy, but the fundamentals haven't changed since the late 1970s. It's also very sad because this often chemoresistant cancer primarily affects adolescents in their growth spurt years around age 15. I hope that a more effective treatment can be found soon for this cancer too. It's upsetting that so much progress has been made on so many varieties of cancer, but there are still some varieties that are a big question mark.

cududa 4y ago
You don’t need to share your theories on someone’s death to the world. It’s not your place and serves no purpose. When I had a friend that was well-known in the tech world pass, all sorts of people came out with conspiracy theories on what his “real” cause of death was. To the bereaved, coming across random theories just hurts. Outside of that, opining without any medical expertise or insights on how he died serves no one but your own ego
- andybak 4y ago
  A trifle harsh...
- Asraelite 4y ago
  The comment is 90% just talking about that type of cancer, irrespective of whether Technoblade had it. It's a bit extreme to try and stifle discussion just because we don't know with complete certainty that it's what he had. You probably shouldn't do it in an obituary or something but this is just a HN thread.
  - cfcosta 4y ago
    And not only that, it was really informative. I never had heard of this kind of cancer, and the description was short and extremely on-point. Now I know it is a thing, that it has (possibly) not seen enough attention, and that it is hard (and in many cases impossible) to heal. It's literally the kind of comment I want to see here.
- Darmody 4y ago
  He was talking about the type of cancer the thinks technoblade had. And you know what? He wasn't wrong. Quote from his website. > In honor of his memory, a portion of the proceeds from all online orders will be donated to a wonderful organization called curesarcoma.org
- ziml77 4y ago
  Read past the first line. My kneejerk reaction was that it was terrible to speculate the type of cancer. But the rest of the comment makes it clear that he was not guessing to sound smart, he was doing it to inform and start a discussion on that type of cancer.
- cowmoo728 4y ago
  Well given that there are fundraisers in his name for sarcoma research, and the symptoms and treatment he discussed in his videos are typical for osteosarcoma, I thought it would help to post a comment about the current state of osteosarcoma treatment.
nemo44x 4y ago
A friend of mine died of that when they were 17. It was strange as she was feeling a bit down and went to a doctor and had a diagnoses and was dead about a month later. Was just out of nowhere and so fast.
TaupeRanger 4y ago
The shear odds of this occurring to a popular YouTuber are pretty stunning. Only about 1000 people get osteosarcoma every year in the US, and (best as I could find) around that many YouTube channels have over 10 million subscribers. Such a terrible confluence of extreme rarities.

cududa 4y ago

You don’t need to share your theories on someone’s death to the world. It’s not your place and serves no purpose. When I had a friend that was well-known in the tech world pass, all sorts of people came out with conspiracy theories on what his “real” cause of death was. To the bereaved, coming across random theories just hurts. Outside of that, opining without any medical expertise or insights on how he died serves no one but your own ego

andybak 4y ago
A trifle harsh...
Asraelite 4y ago
The comment is 90% just talking about that type of cancer, irrespective of whether Technoblade had it. It's a bit extreme to try and stifle discussion just because we don't know with complete certainty that it's what he had. You probably shouldn't do it in an obituary or something but this is just a HN thread.
- cfcosta 4y ago
  And not only that, it was really informative. I never had heard of this kind of cancer, and the description was short and extremely on-point. Now I know it is a thing, that it has (possibly) not seen enough attention, and that it is hard (and in many cases impossible) to heal. It's literally the kind of comment I want to see here.
Darmody 4y ago
He was talking about the type of cancer the thinks technoblade had. And you know what? He wasn't wrong. Quote from his website. > In honor of his memory, a portion of the proceeds from all online orders will be donated to a wonderful organization called curesarcoma.org
ziml77 4y ago
Read past the first line. My kneejerk reaction was that it was terrible to speculate the type of cancer. But the rest of the comment makes it clear that he was not guessing to sound smart, he was doing it to inform and start a discussion on that type of cancer.
cowmoo728 4y ago
Well given that there are fundraisers in his name for sarcoma research, and the symptoms and treatment he discussed in his videos are typical for osteosarcoma, I thought it would help to post a comment about the current state of osteosarcoma treatment.

nemo44x 4y ago

A friend of mine died of that when they were 17. It was strange as she was feeling a bit down and went to a doctor and had a diagnoses and was dead about a month later. Was just out of nowhere and so fast.

TaupeRanger 4y ago

The shear odds of this occurring to a popular YouTuber are pretty stunning. Only about 1000 people get osteosarcoma every year in the US, and (best as I could find) around that many YouTube channels have over 10 million subscribers. Such a terrible confluence of extreme rarities.