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He’s doing well being open about medical issues, imho.
It’s a good thing to do when you’re in a position like his, as it might encourage others to get things checked out sooner rather than later.
Now I feel bad for joking about the regular bum updates
Nah, you’re good.
A statement from Buckingham Palace:
During The King’s recent hospital procedure for benign prostate enlargement, a separate issue of concern was noted. Subsequent diagnostic tests have identified a form of cancer.
His Majesty has today commenced a schedule of regular treatments, during which time he has been advised by doctors to postpone public-facing duties. Throughout this period, His Majesty will continue to undertake State business and official paperwork as usual.
The King is grateful to his medical team for their swift intervention, which was made possible thanks to his recent hospital procedure. He remains wholly positive about his treatment and looks forward to returning to full public duty as soon as possible.
His Majesty has chosen to share his diagnosis to prevent speculation and in the hope it may assist public understanding for all those around the world who are affected by cancer.
Is this good or bad news? I don’t know much about the UK, but I thought he was kinda unpopular.
I want to see the monarchy abolished but don’t wish him personally any great ill will. He’s more of a meddler in affairs of state than his mother and has been nonce-adjacent too many times for me to trust his judgement but this brings me no joy - too many friends getting cancer at the moment.
He is only unpopular with the terminally online. At most, people are apathetic/don’t really have an opinion of him
Spoken like someone who isn’t one of his subjects.
His coat of arms are on my passport lol
No, they’ve got it bang on.
He’s not hated, certainly not hated enough for people to wish he dies of cancer.
He’s less popular than his mother, but that’s mainly because people are simply ambivalent about him.
I can’t think of anyone I’d wish to die of cancer. I watched my father become a shell of a man while cancer took him, I wouldn’t wish that on anyone.
Really, I wouldn’t wish anyone dead, but definitely not of cancer. What a horrible way to go.
Fuck cancer.
He’s primarily unpopular with those of us that are against the monarchy as an institution rather than because of the man himself. If he dies that doesn’t get rid of the institution, it just changes which rich prick currently has the job
You can hate someone and what they stand for without wanting them to get cancer. Call me an old bleeding heart, but I don’t think it’s very healthy to wish death on anyone.
When the system of government is literally based on succession through death, you kind of open yourself up to such questions.
Yeah, that’s the problem here, right? If you wish him away, there is only one way.
It’s not the only way, he could abdicate for one thing. There’s the possibility of democratic abolition of the monarchy (but if you go by opinion polls it doesn’t have enough public support at the moment).
You can wish for the abolition of the monarchy (in a non-guillotine sort of way)
changing the system of government doesn’t require anyone’s death.
Imagine asking if it’s good or bad news that an old man has cancer.
Imagine not being able to ask if it’s good or bad news that a politician resigns. The fact that there is only one way for him to quit doesn’t mean you can’t be happy about him quitting.
He can always abdicate. It’s been done before. But that wi have no effect on the constitution or shake of government
Maybe turn on the human being bit of your brain. The guy has cancer.
People on the whole don’t like the idea of that much wealth in one location, or the way that there are lots of loopholes and exemptions for them that commoners don’t receive.
However, opinions of the bottom in the seat vary.
The late queen was generally well regarded as a reasonably nice person.
And the current king is getting nods of approval for championing environmental issues, and the way that he’s been very open about his recent medical issues (which hopefully will drive more prostate-holders to get checked).
Prostate cancer is very common, very survivable, and very easily treatable. It’s a serious health problem, but he’s almost definitely gonna be fineMe fail reading comprehension. The article says it’s NOT prostate cancer
As long as he gets real treatment, not some wack job with a scented candle and some holistic shite.
In the United States, we treat it very differently than in Europe. In Europe, it is more scented candles and holistic shit. In America, it’s aggressive treatments of surgery or chemotherapy.
Europe has a much better life expectancy with prostate cancer.
If he gets the scented candle treatment it’ll be because he’s well into “alternative medicine”, not because that’s standard practice here. He has a track record of promoting homeopathy in particular
Kingy has a reputation for holistic shite though. He recently appointed one of these charlatans to a senior post.
Rishi says it’s been caught early, which by normal Tory truth-telling standards probably means it’s stage 4 and we’ll get another few days off this summer.
Hope it’s a nice day. Be a shame to waste it on bad weather.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The type of cancer has not been revealed, but according to a palace statement the King began “regular treatments” on Monday.
Buckingham Palace says the King “remains wholly positive about his treatment and looks forward to returning to full public duty as soon as possible”.
He will postpone his public engagements and it is expected other senior royals will help to stand in for him during his treatment.
The King, 75, returned to London from Sandringham in Norfolk on Monday morning and the palace says he has commenced treatment as an outpatient.
Although he will pause his public events, the King will continue with his constitutional role as head of state, including paperwork and private meetings.
UK figures suggest, on average each year, more than a third (36%) of new cancer cases were in people aged 75 and over.
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