King to share personal message on cancer in TV broadcast

King Charles has recorded a personal message about his experience with cancer, which will be broadcast in this year’s Stand Up to Cancer campaign run by Cancer Research UK and Channel 4.

Buckingham Palace said the King would talk about his “recovery journey” as a cancer patient in a video message at 8pm GMT on Friday.

The message, recorded at Clarence House two weeks ago, will highlight the importance of cancer screening checks to ensure more people catch the disease at an early stage.

This will be a rare update on the health of King, who has since received regular treatment. He announces his diagnosis in February 2024. However, it is thought to be unlikely to determine the King’s type of cancer.

Each year, the Stand Up to Cancer campaign raises funds for medical research and treatment and encourages people to get check-ups to increase the chances of early detection.

The King’s relative openness about his illness and living with cancer was intended to raise awareness and get more people tested, and this will be taken a step further with this unusual personal contribution.

So far the King’s main approach to cancer has been to maintain his busy schedule and continue working despite regular treatment sessions, and it seems he does not want to be defined by his disease.

This year the 77-year-old King has embarked on several overseas trips, including to Italy and Canada, and hosted the largest number of domestic state visits to the UK in nearly 40 years. The German president last week.

Prior to the announcement of this special broadcast, the King enjoyed an atmospheric and meditative atmosphere earlier this week. Advent service at Westminster AbbeyThe King has a message that emphasizes that this is a season of optimism and “hope.”

Stand Up to Cancer, hosted by celebrities including Davina McCall, Adam Hills and Clare Balding on Friday night on Channel 4, will encourage people not to be afraid to get checked for cancer.

All three affected by cancer – McCall he said last month While she was going bald, she had surgery for breast cancer. was treated for thyroid cancer More than 15 years ago. Comedian Hills has previously talked about his late father, who suffered from stomach cancer and later developed leukemia.

The show will appeal to an estimated nine million people in the UK who Cancer Research UK says are unaware of NHS screening programmes, and will be available with an online checker that will allow people to see if they are eligible for tests for breast, bowel and cervical cancer.

It will be broadcast live from cancer clinics at Addenbrooke’s and Royal Papworth Hospitals in Cambridge, with the aim of demystifying cancer checks and demonstrating the value of early detection.

“I want to take the fear out of cancer screening and show everyone they are not alone in this,” Davina McCall said.

There are currently three NHS cancer screening programs (for bowel, breast and cervical cancer) in the UK for specific age groups.

A new lung cancer screening program is also slowly being rolled out for anyone at high risk of developing the disease, specifically targeting people aged 55-74 who currently smoke or are smokers.

Men can get information about prostate cancer checks, but there is no national program.

The Stand Up to Cancer project, which has raised £113 million since 2012, is funding 73 clinical trials involving 13,000 patients.

King Charles sent a message to guests at a reception for cancer charities in April. “A frightening and sometimes frightening experience” For cancer patients and their relatives.

But he said his experience living with cancer showed him that “the darkest moments of the disease can be illuminated with the greatest compassion” and praised those who care for cancer patients.

The Palace did not disclose what type of cancer the King had or what type of treatment he was receiving. The king’s cancer was discovered after he underwent prostate surgery.