• Dolph Lundgren is a Swedish actor and producer
  • He was diagnosed with cancer
  • THIS is how he is doing now

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. Fans will be very happy to know that life is carrying on as planned for him. "I'm living a normal life. I'm 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."

It's great to see that despite his condition, Dolph can still lead an unaffected existence. 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.

Dolph could even come back to the screen 

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."

For a long time, nobody was aware of his problem and his health crises. Lundgren had kept his 8-year cancer battle a secret until appearing on 'In Depth With Graham Bensinger' in May. He shocked fans by saying 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 prognosis was bleak!

Things seemed to be too impossible to surmount. In fact, the actor 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. For many patients in a similar condition, it would be curtains at that point.

"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."

Kidney cancer is cancer that begins in the kidneys, per Mayo Clinic. Renal cell carcinoma is the most common type of kidney cancer found in adults. People usually don’t feel the symptoms of kidney cancer until it has developed past its beginning stages. Luckily, im most cases like Dolph's, kidney cancer is usually caught at an early stage.

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Lundgren has always been an advocate for a healthy lifestyle and staying in shape. His diagnosis didn't deter him from continuing his regimen and despite treatment, he is still able to maintain his world famous physique. Since his diagnosis, the actor has filmed a number of movies and has looked impressive in doing so.

His list of post-cancer movies include 'Altitude', 'Aquaman', 'Creed II', 'Expendables 4', and also 'Showdown at the Grand' and he doesn't seem to show any signs of stopping. Dolph is virtually cancer free and doing much better, especially considering he was not given a positive outlook when his cancer returned in 2021. During his 'In Depth' interview, Dolph revealed he was given two to three years to live by the doctors who located his cancer in 2020.

"The doctor started saying things like, ‘You should probably take a break and spend more time with your family and so forth,'" he candidly recalled. "So I kind of asked him, ‘How long do you think I got left?’ I think he said two or three years, but I could tell in his voice that he probably thought it was less."

Well, he's still here and he isn't going anywhere.