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King Charles said on Friday that his doctors can reduce his treatment for cancer in the new year, describing the moment as a “blessing” and testament to remarkable medical advances.<\/p>\n
Charles, 77, was diagnosed with an unspecified form of cancer in February 2024<\/a>, and made the latest announcement in a televised broadcast as part of a national cancer awareness campaign in Britain.<\/p>\n “I am able to share with you the good news that thanks to early diagnosis, effective intervention and adherence to doctors’ orders, my own schedule of cancer treatment can be reduced in the new year,” he said.<\/p>\n “This milestone is both a personal blessing and a testimony to the remarkable advances that have been made in cancer care in recent years.”<\/p>\n A spokesperson for Buckingham Palace said that doctors will move his treatment “into a precautionary phase” because he had “responded exceptionally well to treatment,” but they will continuously monitor his health.<\/p>\n WATCH | Update from the King:<\/strong> King to reduce cancer treatment schedule, thanks to early diagnosis<\/p>\n In a message recorded in support of Stand Up To Cancer, King Charles urged the public to get cancer screenings. He said early detection saves lives and made a big difference in his own recovery.<\/p>\n The news provides some relief to the British Royal Family after an almost two-year period when he and his daughter-in-law Catherine, Princess of Wales, had both undergone treatment for the disease. <\/p>\n Catherine announced in January that she was in remission<\/a>, after completing chemotherapy the previous September<\/a>. <\/p>\n British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said “I know I speak for the entire country when I say how glad I am that his cancer treatment will be reduced.”<\/p>\n Unusual candour from Royal Family<\/p>\n The King’s public remarks about his experience with cancer and his health are unusual for the Royal Family, which traditionally does not reveal much about the personal lives of its members.<\/p>\n The Buckingham Palace spokesperson said the advice from the cancer experts is that “it is preferable that His Majesty does not address his own specific condition but rather speaks to those affected by all forms of the disease.” <\/p>\n Wearing a pinstriped suit and a “Stand Up to Cancer” badge, Charles spoke about the importance of cancer screenings and said early diagnosis “quite simply saves lives.”<\/p>\n But he expressed concern that at least nine million people in Britain were not up to date with the screenings available to them.<\/p>\n “Too often, I am told, people avoid screening because they imagine it may be frightening, embarrassing or uncomfortable,” he said. “If and when they finally do take up their invitation, they are glad they took part.”<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765603219_694_default.jpg\")
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Charles waves after visiting Chatfield Health Care in Battersea, London, last month. (Kirsty Wigglesworth\/The Associated Press)<\/p>\n