Monarch to Broadcast First-Hand Statement on Illness in TV Broadcast
The Monarch has recorded a first-hand account concerning his experience with cancer, which will be broadcast as part of this year's fundraising campaign, run by Cancer Research UK and a television broadcaster.
The royal household stated the King would reflect on his "recovery journey" as a cancer patient, in a video message on Friday evening at 8pm UK time.
The message, recorded at a royal residence recently, will stress the critical nature of routine screenings to help guarantee more people detect the condition at an early stage.
This will be a rare update on the wellbeing of the King, who has been undergoing regular treatment since the news was shared in early last year. But it is thought improbable the King will identify his particular diagnosis.
Awareness Core Mission
The awareness event each year generates donations for scientific studies and treatment and urges people to get check-ups to increase the probability of an early diagnosis.
The King's candid approach about his illness, and his experience as a patient, has been designed to increase understanding and to encourage more people to get checked - and this will be escalated with this exceptional direct participation.
To date the King's key philosophy to his cancer has been to maintain his duties, preserving a hectic timetable alongside his ongoing course of care, and he is understood not to have sought to be overshadowed by his condition.
Recently has seen the King, 77, embarking on several foreign visits, such as visits to Italy and Canada, and hosting the largest volume of foreign dignitaries to the UK for almost 40 years, featuring the German president last week.
Friday's Special Show
Friday evening's charity show on Channel 4, presented by presenters such as a team of famous hosts, will appeal to people not to be frightened of getting preventative tests.
The hosts have been had experience with cancer - one host revealed last month she had had an operation for breast cancer, while another presenter was diagnosed with a thyroid condition in the past. Host Adam Hills has previously discussed his father, who had one form of cancer and then later another illness.
The show will appeal to the estimated millions of people in the UK who health organisations says are not compliant with national health programmes, with an digital tool to let people determine if they are eligible for tests for breast, bowel and cervical cancer.
In an attempt to clarify cancer checks and show the value of prompt detection there will be a real-time transmission from cancer clinics at Addenbrooke's and Royal Papworth hospitals in Cambridge.
"I want to remove the anxiety surrounding preventative tests and demonstrate all people that they are not alone in this," said a presenter.
Available Health Checks
Currently in the UK, there are several key publicly available checks - for bowel, breast and cervical cancer - available to specific demographics.
A emerging lung cancer screening programme is also being phased in for individuals at potential risk of being diagnosed with the disease, primarily aimed at people aged 55-74 years old, who are smokers or have smoked in the past.
Individuals may request prostate cancer checks, but there is no national programme currently available.
Funding Research
The charity project, which has generated over one hundred million pounds for many years, is supporting multiple research studies with many patients.
The Monarch, in a address for guests at a gathering for cancer charities in the spring, had discussed acknowledging the "intimidating and at times alarming experience" for patients and their loved ones.
But he noted his experience of coping with cancer had revealed that "the most difficult times of disease can be alleviated by the support of carers," as he thanked those who supported cancer patients.
The Palace has not revealed the specific type of cancer the King has, or the therapies he has been given. The King's cancer was discovered after he had undergone a medical treatment.
