- Dame Esther Rantzen, 85, has provided an update on her terminal stage four lung cancer treatment, revealing she is "living longer" than her oncologist anticipated.
- The television presenter, a prominent advocate for the assisted dying bill, previously believed she would not survive long enough to see the legislation passed.
- She had stated that a drug she had been taking since 2024 had ceased to be effective.
- During a Newsnight appearance on Monday, 16 March, Dame Esther mentioned that the reason for her extended survival is unknown and she is scheduled for another scan in June.
- She used the opportunity to urge politicians to support the assisted dying bill, asserting that the majority of people in Britain desire and require the proposed law.
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