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Amelia Palmer

Shatner's Final Frontier? 'Star Trek' Icon and Daughter Confront Stage 4 Cancer at the Same Time

William Shatner (Credit: Boddi | Getty Images)

William Shatner and his daughter, Melanie Shatner Gretsch, have revealed they were battling separate stage 4 cancers at the same time, a difficult chapter that ultimately ended with both being declared cancer-free.

The 95-year-old Star Trek actor was diagnosed with stage 4 malignant melanoma in June 2023 after a growing lump on his cheek was removed. The cancer had spread to his lungs and brain, and he underwent surgery followed by two years of immunotherapy.

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