King Charles is among thousands diagnosed with cancer every day

There are nearly 400,000 cancer cases diagnosed in the UK each year, but survival rates are improving and have doubled in the last half-century

Someone is told they have cancer every two minutes in the UK, and Buckingham Palace have disclosed that King Charles is among the thousands who have begun 2024 with a diagnosis.

The discovery came during Charles's recent treatment for a benign prostate enlargement, when a separate issue of concern" was noted. Although Buckingham Palace has not revealed what form of cancer the king has been diagnosed with, it is understood not to be prostate cancer.