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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Safi Bugel and agency

Esther Rantzen ‘considering assisted dying’ if cancer treatment fails

Esther Rantzen
Esther Rantzen says she has joined Dignitas, and does not want her family and friends to be put in a difficult position. Photograph: Kirsty O’Connor/PA

The ChildLine founder and broadcaster Esther Rantzen has said she has considered the option of assisted dying if her ongoing lung cancer treatment does not improve her condition.

The 83-year-old revealed that her cancer had progressed to stage four in May and she has since joined the Swiss organisation Dignitas, which offers physician-assisted suicide to members with terminal illness or severe physical or mental illness.

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