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Sydney Towle, 26, has recently been documenting her treatments in a clinical trial for her rare, aggressive bile duct cancer
NEED TO KNOW
- Influencer Sydney Towle shared good news about the trajectory of her bile duct cancer, only to later reveal her oncologist delivered misleading results
- In her initial TikTok post on Dec. 3, Towle said her blood test “was negative for tumor DNA,” but hours later, the 26-year-old disclosed that her doctor made a major error
- Towle has documented her journey with cholangiocarcinoma, a rare and aggressive bile duct cancer, on social media since her initial diagnosis in 2023
Sydney Towle opened up about a recent misleading update amid her ongoing journey living with a rare and aggressive bile duct cancer.
On Wednesday, Dec. 3, the 26-year-old influencer shared a brief but poignant video with her 865,000 TikTok followers. Soundtracked to Billy Joel’s “Piano Man,” the clip showed Towle smiling behind a face mask, and in overlaying text, she explained the reason for her happy reaction.
“My blood test was negative for tumor DNA. My oncologist congratulated me for the first time today,” wrote the TikToker. In the caption, she referred to her participation in an ongoing clinical trial: “It’s working,” added Towle, who was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma at age 23, though according to the Mayo Clinic, her specific form of cancer mostly occurs in people over the age of 50.
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However, just hours later that same day, she posted another video to announce that her doctor’s optimism was misplaced. According to Towle, her blood test did not actually show a promising turn of events; her oncologist had made a mistake. said the content creator.
“My results were positive and significantly higher than the last time they were collected. Mistakes happen, the day will still come,” she summarized in her caption.
Towle further explained her doctor’s error in a recap that brought her to tears, beginning by disclosing that she had accidentally received another patient’s blood test results.
“I spoke to the doctor twice since then, and just now, and she said that she’s still not really sure how this happened,” said Towle. “It was a patient who had their blood drawn the same day … Their records were somehow uploaded as mine by the medical record team.”
@sydtowleMy results were positive and significantly higher than the last time they were collected. Mistakes happen, the day will still come. ♬ original sound – syd
