Sovereign to Broadcast Intimate Address on Illness in Television Address
The Monarch has recorded a intimate address concerning his experience with cancer, set to air as part of this year's fundraising initiative, organised by Cancer Research UK and Channel 4.
The royal household said the King would talk about his "path to recovery" as a individual battling cancer, in a video message on Friday evening at 20:00 GMT.
The recording, filmed within a royal residence recently, will emphasise the vital significance of routine screenings to increase the likelihood more people detect the illness at an early stage.
This will be a infrequent public commentary on the medical condition of the King, who has been in a course of therapy since his condition was announced in early last year. But it is thought improbable the King will specify his specific form of cancer.
Awareness Primary Goal
The annual charity initiative each year generates donations for clinical trials and treatment and urges people to get check-ups to improve the probability of an prompt identification.
The King's candid approach about his condition, and his experience as a patient, has been intended to increase understanding and to persuade more people to get tested - and this will be escalated with this unusual direct participation.
To date the King's main approach to his cancer has been to keep working, maintaining a hectic timetable in spite of his regular rounds of care, and he appears not to have wanted to be defined by his illness.
This year has seen the 77-year-old Monarch, taking several overseas trips, such as visits to Italy and Canada, and receiving the largest volume of official guests to the UK for a generation, which included the German president recently.
Charity Evening Programme
Friday evening's Stand Up to Cancer show on television, presented by well-known figures like a team of famous hosts, will encourage people not to be scared of getting preventative tests.
The hosts have been personally touched by cancer - McCall said last month she had received treatment for the disease, while Clare Balding was overcame the illness in the past. Host Adam Hills has previously spoken about his late father, who had one form of cancer and then later leukaemia.
The broadcast will target the estimated 9m people in the UK who health organisations state are not up to date with national health programmes, with an website to let people see if they are able for screenings for several common cancers.
In an effort to demystify cancer checks and illustrate the benefit of timely identification there will be a direct feed from cancer clinics at two Cambridge hospitals in Cambridge.
"My aim is to reduce the stigma from cancer screening and show all people that they are not on their own in this," stated Davina McCall.
Understanding National Services
Currently in the UK, there are a number of national health screening services - for bowel, breast and cervical cancer - available to specific demographics.
A recently launched lung cancer screening programme is also being slowly rolled out for people at high risk of developing the illness, primarily aimed at people aged 55-74 years old, who currently smoke or were former smokers.
Male patients may request prostate screenings, but there is no national programme in place.
Funding Research
The fundraising project, which has generated a significant sum for many years, is supporting multiple research studies involving many patients.
King Charles, in a message for attendees at a event for support groups in April, had discussed recognising the "daunting and at times scary reality" for patients and their loved ones.
But he said his personal journey of managing cancer had revealed that "periods of great challenge of sickness can be brightened by the support of carers," as he commended those who cared for cancer patients.
The Palace has not disclosed the nature of cancer the King has, or the therapies he has received. The King's cancer was discovered following he had received a prostate procedure.