Sovereign to Share Personal Message on Cancer in Nationwide Programme

The Monarch has taped a intimate address concerning his experience with cancer, which will be broadcast as part of this year's fundraising initiative, organised by Cancer Research UK and a major network.

Buckingham Palace said the King would reflect on his "healing process" as a individual battling cancer, in a video message on Friday evening at the evening slot.

The message, recorded at his London residence recently, will stress the vital significance of cancer screening checks to ensure more people catch the disease at an early stage.

This will be a uncommon insight on the health of the Sovereign, who has been undergoing regular treatment since revealing his diagnosis in early last year. But it is thought doubtful the King will identify his particular diagnosis.

Awareness Core Mission

The awareness initiative each year raises funds for scientific studies and therapies and prompts people to get health assessments to increase the chances of an prompt identification.

The King's public discussion about his illness, and managing the disease, has been designed to promote education and to encourage more people to get screened - and this will be advanced with this unique royal involvement.

So far the King's main approach to his cancer has been to maintain his duties, upholding a full diary despite his ongoing course of treatment, and he is understood not to have desired to be overshadowed by his diagnosis.

This year has seen the 77-year-old Monarch, embarking on several overseas trips, notably to Italy and Canada, and welcoming the biggest number of inward state visits to the UK for a generation, featuring the German president recently.

The Televised Special Show

The upcoming awareness broadcast on the network, featuring well-known figures such as a team of famous hosts, will appeal to people not to be frightened of getting cancer checks.

Each presenter have been affected by cancer - one host revealed in November she had undergone surgery for breast cancer, while Clare Balding was overcame a thyroid condition more than 15 years ago. Comedian Hills has previously mentioned his parent, who had a diagnosis and then later leukaemia.

The broadcast will reach out to the approximate 9m people in the UK who Cancer Research UK says are not compliant with public health checks, with an online checker to let people check if they are qualified for tests for several common cancers.

In an bid to demystify cancer checks and show the value of timely identification there will be a live broadcast from cancer clinics at two Cambridge hospitals in Cambridge.

"The goal is to reduce the stigma surrounding cancer screening and show all people that they are not on their own in this," stated a presenter.

The Landscape of National Services

At present in the UK, there are three national health screening services - for specific cancers - accessible for eligible individuals.

A emerging preventative initiative is also being slowly rolled out for anyone at increased risk of contracting the disease, specifically targeting people in a specific age bracket, who currently smoke or have smoked in the past.

Individuals may request specific tests, but there is no national programme operational.

Funding Research

The charity campaign, which has generated £113m over the past decade, is supporting dozens of medical projects with 13,000 patients.

The Monarch, in a statement for guests at a reception for cancer charities in the spring, had spoken of understanding the "daunting and at times scary reality" for patients and their support networks.

But he stated his personal journey of managing cancer had revealed that "the most difficult times of sickness can be alleviated by the greatest compassion," as he thanked those who cared for individuals with the illness.

Royal representatives has not made public what kind of cancer the King has, or the therapies he has undergone. The King's cancer was discovered after he had received a routine operation.