A TikTok influencer has died at the age of 27 after a seven-year fight against a rare form of liver cancer. Rachel Yaffe, from Maryland, died on October 11. Tributes started pouring in from the moment news of her death broke. In one of her heartbreaking final posts, she discussed feeling weak after undergoing another session of radiation treatment.
While she appeared cheerful in the video, she also shared that her appetite was beginning to wane, which was clearly reflected in her increasingly fragile appearance. Yaffe, who chronicled her battle with cancer online, said that she sensed something was off during her late teens but attributed it to gluten intolerance.
Chronicling Her Cancer Battle
However, after consulting a doctor who noticed her growing concern, she was referred to a specialist, who found a 20 cm tumor in her liver. A biopsy confirmed that she had fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma, a rare type of cancer known …