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Music legend Dolly Parton died after battle with cancer — US media

By AFP 26 August 2026, 4:01 am
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Music legend Dolly Parton died after “a brief battle with cancer,” her representatives tell US media after the 80-year-old’s death was announced on Tuesday.

People magazine also reports Parton was admitted to a cancer treatment facility on Friday and had acknowledged in a recent interview with the magazine that she was “dealing with some health issues.”

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