Overview
- The King announced the change in a prerecorded Channel 4 message supporting the Stand Up To Cancer campaign with Cancer Research UK.
- He credited early diagnosis and effective intervention for enabling a lighter treatment plan and urged people to use screening programs.
- He warned that at least nine million people in the UK are not up to date with offered screenings and highlighted the new online Screening Checker tool.
- Buckingham Palace said he has responded exceptionally well to therapy and that his care will now be carefully monitored.
- The specific cancer type remains undisclosed by design, a stance intended to keep the message focused on all forms of the disease; Cancer Research UK reported a prior 33% jump in website visits after his initial disclosure.