King Charles' Cancer Was Caught Early

2024-02-07

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