Sovereign to Share Personal Statement on His Health Battle in Television Address

The Monarch has taped a first-hand account regarding his battle with cancer, scheduled for transmission as part of this year's annual cancer awareness campaign, run by a leading cancer charity and Channel 4.

Official sources stated the King would discuss his "healing process" as a individual battling cancer, in a televised statement on this Friday at 20:00 GMT.

The message, filmed within his London residence two weeks ago, will stress the importance of routine screenings to increase the likelihood more people detect the illness at an treatable phase.

This will be a infrequent public commentary on the wellbeing of the Monarch, who has been undergoing regular treatment since his condition was announced in early last year. But it is thought unlikely the King will specify his type of cancer.

The Campaign's Central Purpose

The Stand Up To Cancer event each year raises funds for clinical trials and patient care and urges people to get screenings to improve the chances of an early diagnosis.

The King's candid approach about his illness, and his experience as a patient, has been aimed to increase understanding and to encourage more people to get screened - and this will be escalated with this exceptional direct participation.

So far the King's main approach to his cancer has been to keep working, upholding a full diary in spite of his frequent sessions of care, and he seems not to have desired to be defined by his condition.

Recently has seen the Sovereign, undertaking several overseas trips, such as visits to Italy and Canada, and hosting the highest tally of inward state visits to the UK for almost 40 years, including the German president last week.

Friday's Evening Programme

The upcoming charity broadcast on the network, presented by presenters such as Davina McCall, Adam Hills and Clare Balding, will urge people not to be afraid of getting preventative tests.

The hosts have been had experience with cancer - McCall revealed last month she had received treatment for breast cancer, while Clare Balding was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in the past. Host Hills has previously discussed his father, who had one form of cancer and then later blood cancer.

The show will reach out to the estimated nine million people in the UK who charities state are not current with NHS screening schemes, with an online checker to let people determine if they are able for screenings for several common cancers.

In an bid to clarify screenings and illustrate the value of timely identification there will be a direct feed from cancer clinics at two Cambridge hospitals in Cambridge.

"My aim is to take the fear out of health checks and prove everyone that they are not alone in this," commented one of the hosts.

Understanding National Services

Currently in the UK, there are several key NHS cancer screening programmes - for major health concerns - offered to specific demographics.

A emerging preventative initiative is also being phased in for individuals at increased risk of contracting the disease, focusing on people of a certain age, who currently smoke or used to.

Individuals may discuss specific tests, but there is lacking a standardised service in place.

Funding Research

The fundraising initiative, which has collected £113m since 2012, is financing multiple research studies involving many patients.

His Majesty, in a statement for guests at a gathering for support groups in earlier this year, had discussed acknowledging the "daunting and at times scary reality" for cancer sufferers and their loved ones.

But he noted his first-hand encounter of managing cancer had shown him that "periods of great challenge of sickness can be illuminated by the greatest compassion," as he commended those who cared for cancer patients.

The Palace has not made public what kind of cancer the King has, or the therapies he has been given. The King's cancer was discovered following he had had a routine operation.