{"id":13939,"date":"2026-07-22T21:53:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T16:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13939"},"modified":"2026-07-22T21:53:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T16:53:32","slug":"william-shatner-daughter-melanie-detail-stage-4-cancer-battles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13939","title":{"rendered":"William Shatner, Daughter Melanie Detail Stage 4 Cancer Battles\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"segment-text-only\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The Shatner family faced an unimaginable frontier: two simultaneous cancer battles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Three years after <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/william_shatner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer\"><strong>William Shatner<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/william_shatner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer\"> <\/a>was diagnosed with stage 4 malignant melanoma amid his daughter <\/span><strong>Melanie Shatner Gretsch<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight:400\">&#8216;s battle with stage 4 breast cancer, the pair reflected on navigating the scary chapter together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">&#8220;I remember vividly thinking, &#8216;I don&#8217;t have the strength to take care of myself <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight:400\">and<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> lose my father at the same time,'&#8221; Melanie told <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/william-shatner-daughter-melanie-fought-stage-4-cancer-together-exclusive-12023877\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer\"><em><span style=\"font-weight:400\">People<\/span><\/em><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> in a joint interview with William published July 22. &#8220;I was having a moment and was hysterical. I called you and said, &#8216;I think I&#8217;m dying.'&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">But her dad was right there by her side.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">&#8220;He gave me, what I think of ever since I was a little girl, a &#8216;daddy bear hug,'&#8221; she recalled. &#8220;He said, &#8216;This is going to be a blip in your life. You&#8217;re going to get through this, and it&#8217;ll be a memory.'&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Meanwhile, the <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Star Trek<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> alum\u2014who was diagnosed with cancer in June 2023 that spread to his lungs and brain, less than one year after Melanie&#8217;s diagnosis\u2014noted that their dual health battles ultimately strengthened their relationship.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Shatner family faced an unimaginable frontier: two simultaneous cancer battles. 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