Blink-182's Mark Hoppus Reveals He Has Cancer: 'It Sucks and I'm Scared' People 6 hrs ago Blink-182 frontman Mark Hoppus has been diagnosed with cancer. The bass guitarist and singer, 49, opened up about the diagnosis across his social media on Wednesday and revealed he's started chemotherapy. "For the past three months I've been undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. I have cancer," Hoppus wrote. "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." "I still have months of treatment ahead of me but I'm trying to remain hopeful and positive," he added.