This paper aims to provide a practical insight into probation of seriously ill cancer patients. First, we analyze the current applicable law and define the term 'very serious disease' Second, we set out to explain the ethical-legal arguments regarding the definition of 'very serious disease', as well as the criteria used by jurisprudence when weighing in the assets and conflicting rights of the convict (the convict's right to live and societies right for safety). Third, we examine the jurisprudential evolution of the main criteria used for granting probation (risk to life versus the imminent danger of death), and, finally, we analyze the jurisprudential concept of "terminal illness" in cancer patients.... [Leer más...]