Natasha Allen, a popular TikTok creator who shared her life with followers while battling a rare form of cancer, has died at 28.
Allen was first diagnosed with Stage 3 synovial cancer in July 2020. She later developed Stage 4 complications, which ultimately claimed her life. Synovial cancer “is a rare type of cancer that tends to occur near large joints, mainly the knees,” according to the Mayo Clinic.
The Stay Beautiful Foundation — a nonprofit organization that supports women with cancer — paid tribute to Allen in a heartfelt Instagram post on Saturday. The tribute also tagged her mother, Sabina.
“Natasha was not only a Stay Beautiful member, but the very heart of the Stay Beautiful community,” the group wrote. “Through her strength, her smile, and her videos, she touched countless lives, spreading hope, laughter, and love across the cancer community and beyond.”
The foundation added: “Her memory will live on through the moments we shared, the beauty she radiated, and the inspiration she gave to so many women walking this journey.”
Allen often spoke candidly about her diagnosis, including in a 2024 interview with ABC News.
“Just because you have cancer doesn’t mean you stop living,” she said. “You actually continue living. And you’ll get a perspective on life that you didn’t have before.”
She also shared updates with her TikTok followers, explaining in an Aug. 8 video that her journey began in November 2019 when she first noticed “knee troubles.” After months of uncertainty, she was finally diagnosed the following summer, in July 2020. During this time she confesses to “not [having] any answers.”
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Despite grueling treatments, Allen remained defiant.
“Officially, I have a 15% chance of being alive for five years after being diagnosed with Stage 4. Me, however, I’m gonna be different. I’m putting that out in the universe,” she said at the time.
