Dolly Parton once said she would let doctors try experimental drugs on her if terminally ill, sister reveals

Stella Parton wrote in a Facebook tribute that her sister Dolly once told her that if she learned her health was terminal, she would allow doctors to try experimental drugs on her if it could help others in the future. Dolly Parton died on 26 August 2026 following a cancer diagnosis. The tribute did not specify whether such treatment was pursued.