Dolph Lundgren Offers Update in 8-Year Cancer Battle: 'Every Day is a Blessing'
Dolph Lundgren
In a new interview, Dolph Lundgren shared an optimistic update about his cancer diagnosis.
The Rocky IV star told ET that he's feeling "better than ever" thanks to a new treatment plan he started after he said one doctor misdiagnosed his cancer as terminal.
"I'm living a normal life. Im still taking oral medication, but it doesn't really affect me," he said. "I mean, there's no side effects. Every day to me is a blessing, and I really enjoy it, and I feel really good about that."
He also revealed that there's a documentary in the works about his life, that's been in production over the past two years. "They’ve been filming it and we're in there editing right now. I'm going to see it in a few weeks and I think that it will come out next year, so that's pretty exciting," he said.
Recently, Lundgren showed off his fit physique in a new commercial for Zaxby's Fried Chicken Philly, in which he reprised his character Ivan Drago while recreating Sylvester Stallone's victorious stance on the "Rocky Steps," which are located in the entrance of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
"The whole thing is a fun project for me," Lundgren told ET. "I'm kind of having fun with that character and the whole setup, you know, and I just really enjoyed it. I thought the concept was a lot of fun, made me laugh. I took about 20-30 bites of that sandwich. It was pretty good."
Lundgren had kept his 8-year cancer battle a secret until appearing on In Depth With Graham Bensinger in May. He divulged that he'd been first diagnosed in 2015, after doctors found cancerous tumors in his kidneys. Then, in 2020, an MRI showed that he had more tumors growing.
After having the tumors removed, he was told that there was one more tumor in his liver, which he was told was too big to remove.
The 65-year-old also shared that his doctor initially told him he had "two or three years" left to live, but after going to another doctor for a second opinion, he found other treatment options, shrinking the tumor significantly.
"If I'd gone on the other treatment, I had about three or four months left," he said. "I couldn't believe that that it would be that radical of a difference that within three months, things were shrinking by 20, 30 percent."
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