Dolly Parton offered to try experimental drugs to help others if there was "no hope" in her cancer battle, sister says
Country music legend Dolly Parton passed away at age 80 following a battle with cancer. Her sister revealed that Parton had expressed a willingness to participate in experimental drug trials to help future patients if her own prognosis was terminal.
Why it matters
Parton's death marks the end of a significant cultural career, and her final wishes highlight her long-standing commitment to philanthropy and medical research.
Dolly Parton's sister, Stella Parton, said the country music icon offered to try experimental drugs if there was "no hope" in her cancer battle, in an effort to help others."What the world saw is exactly who she was, so much so, she told me recently that if there was no hope for her, she would still allow her medical team to try experimental drugs in the hope of helping others in the future," Stella Parton said in a Facebook post."My sister was always thinking of others and if you want to honor her legacy, show more kindness, lift others up and give more of your time and resources as she continued to do to the very end," Stella Parton wrote.Dolly Parton was widely recognized for her philanthropy.
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