Cancer patient first to use Washington’s assisted suicide law Posted byadmin May 23, 2009 A 66-year-old woman with stage 4 pancreatic cancer became the first person to use Washington’s assisted suicide law, a nonprofit organization announced Friday. Related posts: UK woman loses assisted suicide appeal Four arrested in 2 states in assisted-suicide probe British couple die at assisted suicide clinic Face transplant patient regains self-confidence Australian ‘Doctor Death’ to stand trial over patient deaths