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Dolly Parton’s sister reveals singer offered to test experimental cancer drugs before she died
EntertainmentMusicMusic News•August 28, 2026 at 3:48 AMNational

Dolly Parton’s sister reveals singer offered to test experimental cancer drugs before she died

By Emma Joyce•The Guardian Music

‘My sister was always thinking of others,’ Parton’s younger sister Stella wrote in a Facebook tributeDolly Parton’s younger sister Stella Parton has shared a moving tribute to the late country music singer on Thursday, revealing that Dolly offered to receive experimental cancer drugs “in the hope of helping others in the future” – an act of kindness and generosity that extended until the end of her life.“My sister was one of the most generous, thoughtful and kind people I’ve ever known,” Stella wrote in a tribute shared on Facebook on Thursday. “What the world saw is exactly who she was.” Continue reading...

‘My sister was always thinking of others,’ Parton’s younger sister Stella wrote in a Facebook tribute

Dolly Parton’s younger sister Stella Parton has shared a moving tribute to the late country music singer on Thursday, revealing that Dolly offered to receive experimental cancer drugs “in the hope of helping others in the future” – an act of kindness and generosity that extended until the end of her life.

“My sister was one of the most generous, thoughtful and kind people I’ve ever known,” Stella wrote in a tribute shared on Facebook on Thursday. “What the world saw is exactly who she was.”

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