Star Trek's William Shatner, 95, says he and his daughter, 61, fought Stage 4 cancers at the same time

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It’s a path no father and daughter would ever choose to walk.

And yet, William Shatner says he and his youngest daughter, Melanie Shatner Gretsch both found themselves on it together after both were diagnosed with advanced-stages of cancer just months apart.