{
  "id": 567113,
  "title": "Influencer Sydney Towle’s death at 26 highlights rare cancer that can go undetected",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/influencer-sydney-towles-death-at-26-highlights-rare-cancer-that-can-567113",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-11T12:26:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express - Lifestyle",
    "slug": "the-indian-express-lifestyle",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/health/influencer-sydney-towles-death-at-26-highlights-rare-cancer-that-can-go-undetected-10824067/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Social media personality Sydney Towle, 26, lost her battle with stage 4 cholangiocarcinoma, a rare bile duct cancer that often goes unnoticed in younger individuals. Diagnosed at 23 after initially presenting as a hernia, the aggressive cancer is typically diagnosed in people over 50. Towle's story sheds light on the often subtle symptoms of this disease, which can easily be mistaken for common digestive issues. Despite its rarity, cholangiocarcinoma in young adults is not unheard of, but the lack of clear risk factors can make it difficult to detect in such cases.",
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        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "‘Huge impact’: Thousands of Sydney cancer patients pushed out of work each year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/huge-impact-thousands-of-sydney-cancer-patients-pushed-out-of-work",
        "published": "2026-08-10T09:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "‘Huge impact’: Thousands of Sydney cancer patients pushed out of work each year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/huge-impact-thousands-of-sydney-cancer-patients-pushed-out-of-work-454133",
        "published": "2026-08-10T09:30:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Influencer Sydney Towle’s death at 26 highlights rare cancer that can go undetected",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/influencer-sydney-towles-death-at-26-highlights-rare-cancer-that-can",
        "published": "2026-08-11T12:26:08.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}