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Dame Esther Rantzen's daughter has spoken publicly about her mother's stage four lung cancer diagnosis, expressing the family's coping mechanism of denial.

Sky News reported that Dame Esther Rantzen, who is battling terminal lung cancer, shared a 'very sad' update about the likely failure of the assisted dying bill in the House of Lords.

Dame Esther Rantzen urges the House of Lords to stop obstructing the assisted dying bill, asserting that she may travel to Dignitas in Switzerland if her suffering becomes unbearable.