Charles cancer update

[PrettyFlyforaMaiTai]

Charles’ cancer treatment will continue into next year

”his treatment has been moving in a positive direction and as a managed condition the treatment cycle will continue into next year" according to palace sources.

I don’t mean to be a negative Nelly but this doesn’t seem as positive as they’re trying to make out.

news.sky.com/story/kings-cancer-treatment-will-continue-into-next-year-sky-news-understands-13276684

Because it was announced on the news after her death and she had the same sort that ended my Mums's life. It was no longer a secret once she died.

I would also say prostate cancer too x

@Petrasings

He'd be dead or would have had very complex surgery.

I strongly suspect it's what my friend has because so similar even down to finding it accidentally. The modern meds keep the cancer at bay but it's not a cure

You’re kidding right? They will have been fending off queries from journalists for weeks now. This is designed to nip it in the bud.

My dad has a chronic leukemia called CLL which he has “managed” for about 12 years so far. It can’t be cured, but it’s common for people to live with it for a long time and eventually die of something else.

Thanks @ThatKhakiMoose - at the moment he doesn’t have any symptoms but I’m sure that will change as time progresses, although the immunotherapy sounds like although it can’t get rid of it, it may be able to halt it for now, or at least slow the progression down significantly.

He’s lucky in a way in that he’s already in his late 70s and didn’t get it before now but also unlucky as he only worked with asbestos for around 5 years back in the early 1960s.

Sorry about your dad, I know in the past this was a pretty awful cancer to get with really minimal treatment.

I hope not given that's the only one they've specifically said he doesn't have.

There's loads that could've been picked up during the treatment of his prostate issues. A relative had bladder cancer diagnosed during prostate cancer follow up. Bloods could lead them to lymphoma or leukemia etc.

What?? The Queen had non Hodgkind lymphoma? How the hell did I miss that bit of information? This is the first I've heard of it.

A death certificate has three causes. One of the causes would likely have been multiple myeloma.

My Mum had MM in over 70% of her bone marrow and her death certificate didn't mention it though so the Queens certificate may not. It doesn't mean she didn't have cancer just as with my Mum. Often what is on the DC is what actually ends your life at the acute end stage, not a chronic causative factors leading to the death so you can't look at a DC and see it as a picture of someone's health at the end of their life. It's a clue but not a picture.

If the language means it is terminal but with perhaps quite a long prognosis, then what a lot William has had to cope with this year. Both his father and wife diagnosed with cancer, his dad potentially seriously, estrangement from his biggest support in Harry, three young children.

For anyone that is a LOT to cope with. Poor guy.

Absolutely this! After losing my Dad just 8 weeks after diagnosis of this horrible disease and witnessing his decline, I would be astounded if KC had pancreatic cancer.

Oh god why or why in the age of social media, do the royal family still do this?

doesn’t want attention or speculation so isnt saying what cancer he’s got. But this is the 2nd thread I’ve seen playing “guess the cancer” and there’s been increasingly wild suggestions on X and Bluesky.

if he just said, it would get a couple of articles in old fashioned media but a lot less speculation and discussion beyond “what a shame.”

you’d think they’d learn from the terrible handling of Katherine’s illness last year that obviously playing down conditions and obviously withholding health information, the public will join the dots, and often get it worse than the reality.

Someone really needs to sit the members of the Royal family who are in the direct line of succession and say this lack of privacy is the downside of an inherited role. Overall you benefit from this system, but against that, your death will have repercussions for the whole country and government, and as such your health (and closeness to death/ability to carry out your duties) of interest to the public.

No it does not.
It is a condition managed (aka treated!) by a protocol. He is having a series of chemo sessions over a defined period.
Many cancer treatments go on for a few years (-breast cancer and tamoxifen for example)
Facts beat your 'worst case, they aren't telling us' interpretation.

I would suspect bladder cancer as it was discovered during the King's treatment for enlarged prostate. It was confirmed that it WASN'T prostate cancer.

I know two people who both have a form of leukemia that is not curable, but totally manageable long term with daily 'chemo' in the form of tablets. It will not necessarily kill them, but it will be something that stays with them for life. Both of them were diagnosed in later life. They are living normal lives and are relatively well and completely stable.

We are never going to know because the RF will never tell us. It's not how they work.

that said, there's far too many possibilities to say. My mum has one of the chronic leukemias. There are several chronic blood cancers (leukemias and lymphomas) that are now effectively chronic illnesses. They are managed in various ways, but never truly cured. I know about these from personal experience obviously, I don't know enough about other types.

even in some stage 4 cancers of other types, they now can become very slow and effectively 'managed' for many years. The new immunotherapies can stall some cancers for a long time.

Yes it can. All cancer treatments are personal.
Prostate cancer post radiotherapy is treated with cycles of chemo.

This thread is bonkers!!

The type of cancer King Charles has and whether Queen Elizabeth had a cancer and what type have never been officially reported. But predictably, some posters believe they 'know'!!

Distinctly untrue!

my DM has blood cancer, whilst she will no doubt die with this form of cancer she should not die of it as it is managed with medication.

Was watching a documentary on Bruce Springsteen and his wife was dfiagnosed with a type of blood cancer in 2018, she is still receiving treatment and is relatively healthy.

Steve Jobs lived for almost 10 years (I think) with pancreatic cancer, and there are some rare exceptional survivor stories, but it usually involves early detection and major surgery. It is one of the worst kinds of cancer to be diagnosed with, and it is normally a very quick progression. I would be very surprised if King Charles is being treated for PC.

Yes but we don’t know it’s prostate cancer just that his cancer was found while having a routine prostrate exam.

I doubt it - pancreatic cancer tends to not have a good outcome. As in, people don't tend to last long after a pancreatic cancer diagnosis 😞

No it ‘can’ be treated that way but isn’t always.

She’s not being rude, your comment was ridiculous and shows a complete lack of understanding of pancreatic cancer. I lost a good friend to this horrific cancer this year, she was dead within 6 weeks of diagnosis and looked like a skeleton. I very much doubt you have inside knowledge of KC’s diagnosis but given how well he looks it’s extremely unlikely to be pancreatic cancer.