Dolly Parton died from cancer. These country music stars are also battling the disease

Cancer is a horrible disease that does not discriminate, and the country music world knows this well.Beloved country-music singer Dolly Parton died this week after a brief battle with the disease. Don Adams died earlier this year too, and late in 2025, Raul Malo, the frontman for The Mavericks, also died after battling cancer. At least four country music stars — three aged 40 or younger — are currently bravely battling the disease.The following is a look at those performers and what we know about their diagnoses:Jillian CardarelliCardarelli recently revealed recently that she is cancer free after revealing in June that she was diagnosed with breast cancer. “19 rounds. 19 mornings,” she wrote on Instagram alongside a video showing her crying and hugging her chemo nurses. “A huge thank you t