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TikTok creator Sydney Towle, who shared cancer journey, dies aged 26

The creator documented her battle with rare bile duct cancer, inspiring more than a million followers online Sydney Towle, a TikTok creator who shared her battle with stage 4 cholangiocarcinoma, or bile duct cancer, with over a million online followers, has died at age 26, her family announced on Thursday. Towle gained fame for her posts about her life as a spirited young woman who encouraged her TikTok followers to…

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Towle was known for chronicling her hopes and struggles as a young person living with cancer.

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TikTok creator Sydney Towle, who shared cancer journey, dies aged 26

TikTok star Sydney Towle, who shared her cancer journey online, dies aged 26BBC News – World
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TikTok star Sydney Towle, who shared her cancer journey online, dies aged 26

Towle was known for chronicling her hopes and struggles as a young person living with cancer.

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