Rantzen

Dame Esther Rantzen has revealed she has been diagnosed with lung cancer, but said that she feels "optimistic".

Perhaps, the horror of watching Esther Rantzen die a lonely death will be the catalyst.

Rantzen, 83, has stage-four lung cancer, which she announced earlier this year.

Rantzen was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer earlier this year, and her disease is not the type linked to smoking.

Dame Esther Rantzen has called for a choice on assisted dying this year, while saying that families watching someone go through palliative care can have their memories of them "obliterated".

Radio Wales host went on to reveal something he'd learned after interviewing Dame Esther Rantzen on the subject of loneliness.

Rebecca, who is the daughter of Childline founder Dame Esther Rantzen, said: “When I finished training, a video popped up.

The issue has received momentum in recent months by a campaign headed by high-profile UK TV personality Esther Rantzen, who has incurable lung cancer and has said she is considering going to Switzerland for assisted suicide.

And Dame Esther Rantzen, who presented the BBC series That's Life! for 21 years, joined in. She believes that by working together, we can put an end to the sight of litter blighting our natural world.

I saw an advert from Childline founder Esther Rantzen and my mum and I looked at it and knew it was the right thing for me.