King Charles' Cancer Was Caught Early
2024-02-07
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1King Charles' cancer was caught early, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Tuesday.
2Sunak added that the nation is hopeful the king can make a full recovery.
3Buckingham Palace officials announced on Monday that the 75-year-old king had a "form of cancer" and would postpone his public appearances to receive treatment.
4The palace added that Charles was "wholly positive" and looking forward to returning to public work as soon as possible.
5Charles has been king for less than 18 months.
6He became king following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth.
7He is planning to continue his weekly meetings with the prime minister and dealing with state papers.
8Charles' son, Prince William is first in line to the throne.
9He is expected to fill in for some of Charles' duties.
10His younger son Prince Harry, who has a troubled relationship with the family, arrived Tuesday from California to visit the king.
11Sunak said he had been "shocked and sad" at the news.
12"All our thoughts are with him and his family. You know, thankfully, this has been caught early," Sunak told BBC radio.
13Sunak said he was in regular contact with the king.
14"That will of course continue as normal," he said.
15U.S. President Joe Biden expressed his concern on Monday and said he planned to call the king later.
16Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrote on the social media service X: "We're sending him our very best wishes - and hoping for a fast and full recovery."
17The cancer was discovered recently when Charles stayed three nights in the hospital.
18At the time, he was undergoing a medical procedure for a non-cancerous enlarged prostate.
19Buckingham Palace officials have said he does not have prostate cancer.
20But they did not give any additional details about the kind of cancer the king has.
21The British royal family usually keeps medical issues private.
22But the palace said Charles wanted to make his diagnosis public.
23He is a backer of several cancer-related charities.
24Charles' treatment will likely draw attention to the long waiting times for cancer patients under Britain's state-run National Health Service (NHS).
25Survival rates for cancer in Britain are lower than those of other European countries.
26A January NHS report shows that Britain is behind for nine out of 10 of the most common kinds of cancer.
27I'm Andrew Smith.
1King Charles' cancer was caught early, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Tuesday. Sunak added that the nation is hopeful the king can make a full recovery. 2Buckingham Palace officials announced on Monday that the 75-year-old king had a "form of cancer" and would postpone his public appearances to receive treatment. 3The palace added that Charles was "wholly positive" and looking forward to returning to public work as soon as possible. 4Charles has been king for less than 18 months. He became king following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth. 5He is planning to continue his weekly meetings with the prime minister and dealing with state papers. 6Charles' son, Prince William is first in line to the throne. He is expected to fill in for some of Charles' duties. His younger son Prince Harry, who has a troubled relationship with the family, arrived Tuesday from California to visit the king. 7Sunak said he had been "shocked and sad" at the news. 8"All our thoughts are with him and his family. You know, thankfully, this has been caught early," Sunak told BBC radio. 9Sunak said he was in regular contact with the king. "That will of course continue as normal," he said. 10U.S. President Joe Biden expressed his concern on Monday and said he planned to call the king later. 11Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrote on the social media service X: "We're sending him our very best wishes - and hoping for a fast and full recovery." 12Cancer discovery 13The cancer was discovered recently when Charles stayed three nights in the hospital. At the time, he was undergoing a medical procedure for a non-cancerous enlarged prostate. 14Buckingham Palace officials have said he does not have prostate cancer. But they did not give any additional details about the kind of cancer the king has. 15The British royal family usually keeps medical issues private. But the palace said Charles wanted to make his diagnosis public. He is a backer of several cancer-related charities. 16Charles' treatment will likely draw attention to the long waiting times for cancer patients under Britain's state-run National Health Service (NHS). 17Survival rates for cancer in Britain are lower than those of other European countries. A January NHS report shows that Britain is behind for nine out of 10 of the most common kinds of cancer. 18I'm Andrew Smith. 19Hai Do adapted this story for Learning English based on Reuters and Associated Press news reports. 20_________________________________________________ 21Words in This Story 22positive - adj. hopeful or optimistic 23diagnosis - n. statement or identifying an illness