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

The Guardian World Thursday 06 August 2026, 18:01 UTC By Edward Helmore 1 min read
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The creator documented her battle with rare bile duct cancer, inspiring more than a million followers onlineSydney 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 that encouraged her TikTok followers to rethink how a cancer patient might look and live.

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 that encouraged her TikTok followers to rethink how a cancer patient might look and live.

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