Esther Rantzen ‘considering assisted dying’ if cancer treatment fails

Broadcaster, 83, is waiting to hear result of ‘miracle drug’ and says she wants UK law to let the terminally ill choose how they die

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.