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The king has cancer

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TheBayLady · 05/02/2024 18:01

Wow. What a shock

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Dollmeup · 05/02/2024 18:48

I'm not really a fan of the royals. But I respect him for going public about his prostate treatment and now announcing a cancer diagnosis. I think it's raising awareness among older men that these things really can affect anyone. Which can only be a good thing.

Willmafrockfit · 05/02/2024 18:48

perhaps it is a mole?
no pictures of him are to be taken

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Comedycook · 05/02/2024 18:47

I'm not much of a royalist at all but I'm shocked at some of these comments...very unpleasant

Grantanow · 05/02/2024 18:47

Treatment seems to have started immediately and I hope it is successful as I hope it is for all those similarly suffering.

Willmafrockfit · 05/02/2024 18:47

MargaretThursday · 05/02/2024 18:47

If prostrate cancer than something like 90% of men his age die with prostrate cancer. Very few die of it.
It's not necessarily a bad prognosis.

it is not prostate cancer though

User135644 · 05/02/2024 18:47

Don't wish him ill but don't care either. He protected Savile and others.

MargaretThursday · 05/02/2024 18:47

If prostrate cancer than something like 90% of men his age die with prostrate cancer. Very few die of it.
It's not necessarily a bad prognosis.

MyopicBunny · 05/02/2024 18:46

HeddaGarbled · 05/02/2024 18:14

Eh no doubt he'll have the best if everything. I feel more sorry for normal people that I do him tbh

What an unpleasant response.

It's not unpleasant. Plenty of people get fobbed off for years with symptoms and end up dying. A woman in her 30s died of lung cancer recently that I know and she has two small children. The king will be able to get the best treatment etc.

I certainly don't wish ill on him and I hope he gets better but the country is in a state with 'ordinary' people no longer able to get essential NHS treatments.

It's not a fair situation.

the80sweregreat · 05/02/2024 18:46

My friend died from cancer only last year and it was horrendous. It is an awful disease and I wouldn't wish it on anyone
The only saving grace for him is he'll receive the best possible treatment, but it's still a lot to deal with.

Acatdance · 05/02/2024 18:45

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Eh? I don't agree with spending millions on a Coronation but how would it be any better if the monarch was 20 and in great health? A waste of public money is a waste of public money.

TheSnowyOwl · 05/02/2024 18:44

Nor would it be a six month wait under the NHS for cancer.

clarepetal · 05/02/2024 18:44

Dogdilemma2000 · 05/02/2024 18:41

The cynic in me says it’s so Harry can make sure he’s seen by fans as a hero racing to the rescue.

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Or visiting his dad, who has cancer?

mayorofcasterbridge · 05/02/2024 18:43

lazyarse123 · 05/02/2024 18:09

Me too. Such drama. I suppose we won't hear about anything else now.

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But you're sufficiently motivated to post about it online... right...

HansSolo22 · 05/02/2024 18:43

King or not, he's still human. Yeah he's got money and the best medical care available, but he's still got feelings and a family and he's facing something frightening. I have just watched my mum lose her fight to cancer so maybe I'm more sensitive to this but maybe those with the mean comments could just be a bit kinder?

LadyKenya · 05/02/2024 18:43

Dogdilemma2000 · 05/02/2024 18:41

The cynic in me says it’s so Harry can make sure he’s seen by fans as a hero racing to the rescue.

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How ridiculous. Are people really that simple in your view? Some of these posts on here are ludicrous.

AntiDevil · 05/02/2024 18:43

@Whatevershallidowithmylife I'm sorry to hear that, my friend is in a similar position. First went to the Drs last January and out on two week pathway, had to wait until June to be operated on Angry. Then an 8 week wait for Chemo where after 2 sessions they found it had spread and it had to be stopped, only to be restarted after Xmas.

SloaneStreetVandal · 05/02/2024 18:43

It's sad news, though I don't find it 'shocking' given that he's 75 - one in two of us will get cancer during our lifetime, and obviously the risk increases with age.
He's in a privileged position, whereupon he'll get the very best treatment.

whatsappdoc · 05/02/2024 18:42

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Gosh, I bet you're a joy to be around.

spidermonkeys · 05/02/2024 18:42

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You are a vile person. Utterly disgusting comment.

Supergirl1958 · 05/02/2024 18:42

Some of the comments on this thread are disgusting. It’s not the King’s fault he’s had routine surgery that any male with an enlarged prorate can access, should they wish to if it’s in their treatment plan. It’s also not his fault that the doctors treating him found areas of concern to investigate and found a form of cancer. So he gets the best of treatment and hopefully recovers well and good luck to him.

Bitterness is not worn well by some people on this forum :(

MasterBeth · 05/02/2024 18:41

QuestionableMouse · 05/02/2024 18:05

I don't own a TV!

Eh no doubt he'll have the best if everything. I feel more sorry for normal people that I do him tbh.

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You own an internet-capable device that can play TV channels.

Dogdilemma2000 · 05/02/2024 18:41

clarepetal · 05/02/2024 18:37

So if Harry is coming over so soon, does this mean it's a bad prognosis? Hope not Sad

The cynic in me says it’s so Harry can make sure he’s seen by fans as a hero racing to the rescue.

larkstar · 05/02/2024 18:40

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SerenityNowInsanityLater · 05/02/2024 18:34

I’m not a monarchist by any stretch, but it’s quite a refreshing difference from the old Queen and Philip.

Hold up. Am I understanding your post? Refreshing? It’s refreshing that the new guard’s sick unlike that boring, always healthy, old guard? You need to dilute that schadenfreude.

No, you are not understanding my post.

At all.

I mean, it’s refreshing that they’re somewhat less imperious and sharing more personal stuff, which like it or not, is of interest to the public.

What I actually said was

I’m not a monarchist by any stretch, but it’s quite a refreshing difference from the old Queen and Philip. We never got any medical info about them.