🔗 Share this article Sovereign to Share First-Hand Address on His Health Battle in TV Broadcast His Majesty has filmed a intimate address about his battle with cancer, scheduled for transmission as part of this year's fundraising campaign, run by Cancer Research UK and a major network. Official sources confirmed the King would discuss his "recovery journey" as a person living with the disease, in a recorded address on Friday at the evening slot. The recording, filmed within his London residence a fortnight ago, will emphasise the vital significance of routine screenings to help guarantee more people diagnose the condition at an treatable phase. This represents a uncommon insight on the medical condition of the Monarch, who has been undergoing regular treatment since his condition was announced in early last year. But it is thought unlikely the King will identify his specific form of cancer. Awareness Central Purpose The Stand Up To Cancer event each year raises funds for clinical trials and treatment and prompts people to get check-ups to increase the odds of an early diagnosis. The King's candid approach about his illness, and managing the disease, has been designed to increase understanding and to get more people to get tested - and this will be escalated with this unusual royal involvement. To date the King's main approach to his cancer has been to maintain his duties, upholding a busy schedule in spite of his ongoing course of therapy, and he appears not to have desired to be defined by his condition. The past twelve months has seen the 77-year-old Monarch, taking several overseas trips, including to Italy and Canada, and receiving the biggest number of inward state visits to the UK for a generation, including the German president recently. The Televised Broadcast Event Friday evening's Stand Up to Cancer broadcast on the network, hosted by presenters like several TV personalities, will appeal to people not to be afraid of getting health screenings. Each presenter have been had experience with cancer - one host said recently she had undergone surgery for a tumour, while another presenter was diagnosed with a thyroid condition over a decade ago. Presenter Adam Hills has previously mentioned his father, who had a diagnosis and then later another illness. The show will reach out to the estimated nine million people in the UK who Cancer Research UK estimate are not up to date with public health checks, with an website to let people determine if they are qualified for tests for breast, bowel and cervical cancer. In an attempt to demystify screenings and illustrate the value of early diagnosis there will be a real-time transmission from cancer clinics at Addenbrooke's and Royal Papworth hospitals in Cambridge. "The goal is to take the fear surrounding preventative tests and prove everyone that they are not on their own in this," commented Davina McCall. The Landscape of National Services Right now in the UK, there are three national health screening services - for major health concerns - offered to eligible individuals. A recently launched preventative initiative is also being gradually implemented for people at potential risk of contracting the condition, focusing on people aged 55-74 years old, who currently smoke or used to. Male patients may request prostate screenings, but there is no national programme in place. Ongoing Efforts The Stand Up to Cancer project, which has raised £113m since 2012, is supporting dozens of research studies involving 13,000 patients. His Majesty, in a address for dignitaries at a gathering for related organisations in the spring, had spoken of recognising the "overwhelming and at times scary reality" for cancer sufferers and their families. But he noted his first-hand encounter of managing cancer had demonstrated that "the most difficult times of sickness can be brightened by the kindness of others," as he praised those who cared for those receiving treatment. Official sources has not revealed what kind of cancer the King has, or the medical care he has received. The King's cancer was detected subsequent to he had undergone a medical treatment.
His Majesty has filmed a intimate address about his battle with cancer, scheduled for transmission as part of this year's fundraising campaign, run by Cancer Research UK and a major network. Official sources confirmed the King would discuss his "recovery journey" as a person living with the disease, in a recorded address on Friday at the evening slot. The recording, filmed within his London residence a fortnight ago, will emphasise the vital significance of routine screenings to help guarantee more people diagnose the condition at an treatable phase. This represents a uncommon insight on the medical condition of the Monarch, who has been undergoing regular treatment since his condition was announced in early last year. But it is thought unlikely the King will identify his specific form of cancer. Awareness Central Purpose The Stand Up To Cancer event each year raises funds for clinical trials and treatment and prompts people to get check-ups to increase the odds of an early diagnosis. The King's candid approach about his illness, and managing the disease, has been designed to increase understanding and to get more people to get tested - and this will be escalated with this unusual royal involvement. To date the King's main approach to his cancer has been to maintain his duties, upholding a busy schedule in spite of his ongoing course of therapy, and he appears not to have desired to be defined by his condition. The past twelve months has seen the 77-year-old Monarch, taking several overseas trips, including to Italy and Canada, and receiving the biggest number of inward state visits to the UK for a generation, including the German president recently. The Televised Broadcast Event Friday evening's Stand Up to Cancer broadcast on the network, hosted by presenters like several TV personalities, will appeal to people not to be afraid of getting health screenings. Each presenter have been had experience with cancer - one host said recently she had undergone surgery for a tumour, while another presenter was diagnosed with a thyroid condition over a decade ago. Presenter Adam Hills has previously mentioned his father, who had a diagnosis and then later another illness. The show will reach out to the estimated nine million people in the UK who Cancer Research UK estimate are not up to date with public health checks, with an website to let people determine if they are qualified for tests for breast, bowel and cervical cancer. In an attempt to demystify screenings and illustrate the value of early diagnosis there will be a real-time transmission from cancer clinics at Addenbrooke's and Royal Papworth hospitals in Cambridge. "The goal is to take the fear surrounding preventative tests and prove everyone that they are not on their own in this," commented Davina McCall. The Landscape of National Services Right now in the UK, there are three national health screening services - for major health concerns - offered to eligible individuals. A recently launched preventative initiative is also being gradually implemented for people at potential risk of contracting the condition, focusing on people aged 55-74 years old, who currently smoke or used to. Male patients may request prostate screenings, but there is no national programme in place. Ongoing Efforts The Stand Up to Cancer project, which has raised £113m since 2012, is supporting dozens of research studies involving 13,000 patients. His Majesty, in a address for dignitaries at a gathering for related organisations in the spring, had spoken of recognising the "overwhelming and at times scary reality" for cancer sufferers and their families. But he noted his first-hand encounter of managing cancer had demonstrated that "the most difficult times of sickness can be brightened by the kindness of others," as he praised those who cared for those receiving treatment. Official sources has not revealed what kind of cancer the King has, or the medical care he has received. The King's cancer was detected subsequent to he had undergone a medical treatment.