Writer. Journalist. Cancer Warrior.

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Are you taking Turmeric (or its active compound Curcumin?) Curcumin is the principal curcuminoid of turmeric (Curcuma longa). A member of the ginger family it has anticancer effects; is a powerful #antioxidant -- antioxidants protect your cells from
Okay, I posted this on my IG stories last night & it got a BIG response, so I thought I’d share this concoction. It’s my Summer “Margarita” Watermelon (a non-alcoholic snack) which is just a name for how I make my fresh wa
I have been a little MIA the last few weeks. I started a new job at UNIVERSAL (as a screenwriter!!!!), which has me up in LA a lot, but also I came down with Strep Throat. I am still immunocompromised from #cancer treatment, so having strep is kinda
Hi, I’m Taryn, I was diagnosed with high-grade small cell neuroendocrine cancer in 2019, Stage 3C. I only had a 7% chance of survival – but I’m still here! Now I run the social accounts @TheAntiCancerLife on TikTok and Instagram (yo
I want to talk about rejoining the world after a cancer diagnosis/cancer treatment. As many of you know, #cancer can be a loooong process. Between diagnosis, treatment, and recovery, it could be months or YEARS before you get back to your "nor
Let’s talk about #Andrographis! I can’t believe I’ve never posted about it since I use it all the time. Andrographis was introduced to me by a friend from Thailand – it’s an herb popular over there for its antiviral ef
A new #cancerstudy is out & it’s VERY exciting. The whole idea behind #integrative oncology is that a combination of treatments and therapy – including diet & exercise – can play a role in cancer prevention and treatment. Th
Let's talk about Vitamin E and the kind you SHOULD be taking! Most Vitamin E is tocopherol, but I've recently started taking #tocotrienol. It's a bit harder to find. The difference is the chemical structure --tocopherols are saturated forms of vita
Perhaps you’ve been told not to eat meat before – but why? While there are plenty of reasons to cut down on meat consumption, one contributor to the carcinogenic properties of meat is heterocyclic amines (fun word right?). So heterocycl
I am so thrilled to share this article (#linkinbio). As cancer patients, it often feels like we're on an island by ourselves. As quickly as technology moves, it doesn't always move fast enough for those of us that have cancer NOW. It's hard to hear w
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Of All Things Cancer Took From Me, This Might Be the Worst
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The Trauma of the Bone Marrow Biopsy
Will I Be Alive In 16 Months? (How To Handle Fear & Anxiety After Cancer)
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This Is Nothing or It’s Your Death
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I’ve Lost Nearly 40 Pounds — And I’m F***ing Terrified
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A Rare Cancer That’s Killing Young Women
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Fighting Cancer In the Time Of Covid-19 (When Will This Madness End?)
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The Collateral Damage of Cancer
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What It’s Really Like to Have Cancer (And go through treatment)
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When the Odds Are Against You, Cancer Is Purgatory

Taryn Hillin is a screenwriter, journalist and producer.

Current: NBC TV Writers. Previous: Universal Features Lab, Sony TV Writers. The Huffington Post, TMZ, Fusion (ABC/Univision), and ENTITY Mag. Yale grad. Cancer survivor.

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If I Had Listened To My Doctor, I Would Be Dead
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I wore 'pheromone perfume' for a week to turn myself into a sex goddess
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The rise of the part-time gay prostitute (SPLINTER)
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What if you might have breast cancer—but you're not sure? (SPLINTER)
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Ryan Gosling's vagina-worshipping brand of feminism sets women back
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I tried Gwyneth Paltrow's 'Sex Dust' and regretted every minute of it (FUSION)
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Here’s Why The ‘Born This Way’ Approach To Sexual Orientation Is Failing (HUFF POST)
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‘A Good Mother Would Pick Up Her Crying Baby’ (HUFF POST)
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Is tripping on mushrooms the secret to happiness? (FUSION)
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Where can you legally go topless in America? (FUSION)
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These are the U.S. states that tax women for having periods (FUSION)
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Donald Trump Takes Meeting With TMZ’s Harvey Levin in Oval Office, Because Priorities (ENTITY)
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How legal weed could change the future of sex

Learn About High-Dose Vitamin C as Complementary Cancer Therapy

High Dose IV Vitamin C is a safe and effective complementary cancer treatment, which utilizes high doses of Vitamin C between 50 grams (50,000 mg) and 100 grams (100,000 mg), administered via IV, to improve Quality of Life and may be cytotoxic to cancer cells.

Insurance typically doesn’t cover this treatment, I’m here to change that.