King Charles and the fight against the disease. Therapies and succession to the throne
King Charles has a cancer. The news was officially released by Buckingham Palace with a statement, but at the moment the exact nature of the disease is not known. However, the Royal house said that Carlo already has started standard therapies. Now a problem arises in the United Kingdom, the throne. The 76-year-old was the oldest to be crowned in the history of the British monarchy. The prince will succeed him William. And there is also the hypothesis of an abdication. King Charles is undergoing radiotherapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy and taking molecularly targeted drugs. But to date it is not known precisely what type of cancer he has. The hypothesis that was made immediately after the announcement was that of prostate cancer.
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“It's not so strange that, during surgical operations or tests performed for other reasons – explains Massimo Di Maio, president-elect of the Italian Association of Medical Oncology at Il Corriere della Sera – the presence of a tumor is discovered by chance. For now we don't know and it's impossible to speculate until there is an official announcement.” The doctor explains that the sovereign is recently underwent surgery for prostatic hypertrophy. “During the operation for prostate enlargement, the procedure is often performed “transurethral”, i.e. through the urethra: another possibility is that a neoplasm of the bladder has been identified and removed. Or again: the blood tests may have highlighted anomalous values and, after further investigation, doctors may have arrived at a diagnosis of blood cancer“, he concludes. The state councilors ready to take his place in case of temporary impediment. The example of Queen Margaret of Denmarkwho at the age of 83 abdicated in favor of his son Fredrick, could also guide Carlo's choices.
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