Tiktok star Rachel Yaffe, 27, dies from ‘rare form’ of cancer after sharing tragic last post just days before her death

A TIKTOK star who shared her journey with a “rare cancer” has tragically died aged 27.

At the age of 20, Rachel Yaffe, from Maryland, US, received a diagnosis of fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma, a rare form of liver cancer that only affects 200 people worldwide every year.

TikTok star Rachel Yaffe tragically passed away aged 27

Soon after receiving her diagnosis, she started posting about her “healing journey” and gained over 60,000 followers on TikTok and Instagram.

But Rachel tragically died on October 11 following a seven-year fight with the rare disease, an obituary reads.

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