英國國王查爾斯确診癌症

06 February 2024

英國首相裡希·蘇納克周二表示，查爾斯國王的癌症在早期被發現。蘇納克補充說，全國人民都希望查爾斯國王能夠完全康複。

白金漢宮官員周一宣布，這位75歲的國王患上了“某種癌症”，他将推遲公開露面去接受治療。

白金漢宮補充說，查爾斯“非常積極樂觀”，并期待着盡快重返公共工作崗位。

查爾斯當上國王還不到18個月。他在母親伊麗莎白女王去世後成為了國王。

他計劃繼續每周與首相會面，并處理國家檔案。

查爾斯的兒子威廉王子是王位的第一順位繼承人。預計他将接替查爾斯的一些職責。他的小兒子哈裡王子星期二從加利福尼亞州過來看望國王。哈裡王子與王室關系不佳。

蘇納克表示，他對這一消息感到“震驚和悲傷”。

蘇納克告訴BBC電台：“我們和國王以及他的家人同在。你知道，謝天謝地，這件事發現得早。”

蘇納克表示，他與國王保持着定期聯系。他說：“這當然會像往常一樣繼續下去。”

美國總統喬·拜登周一表達了關切，并表示他計劃稍後緻電國王。

加拿大總理賈斯汀·特魯多在社交媒體服務X上寫道：“我們向他緻以最良好的祝願，并希望他能迅速完全康複。”

發現癌症

癌症是查爾斯最近在醫院住了三個晚上才發現的。當時，他正在接受非癌性前列腺肥大的醫療手術。

白金漢宮官員表示，他不是患前列腺癌症。但他們沒有提供任何關于國王所患癌症的額外細節。

英國王室通常對醫療問題保密。但王宮表示，查爾斯希望将自己的診斷結果公之于衆。他是幾個與癌症有關的慈善機構的支援者。

查爾斯的治療可能會引起人們對癌症患者在英國國營國家醫療服務體系下漫長等待時間的關注。

英國癌症的存活率低于其他歐洲國家。英國國家醫療服務體系1月份的一份報告顯示，在最常見的10種癌症中，英國有9種癌症的存活率落後。

King Charles' cancer was caught early, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Tuesday. Sunak added that the nation is hopeful the king can make a full recovery.

Buckingham Palace officials announced on Monday that the 75-year-old king had a "form of cancer" and would postpone his public appearances to receive treatment.

The palace added that Charles was "wholly positive" and looking forward to returning to public work as soon as possible.

Charles has been king for less than 18 months. He became king following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth.

He is planning to continue his weekly meetings with the prime minister and dealing with state papers.

Charles' son, Prince William is first in line to the throne. He is expected to fill in for some of Charles' duties. His younger son Prince Harry, who has a troubled relationship with the family, arrived Tuesday from California to visit the king.

Sunak said he had been "shocked and sad" at the news.

"All our thoughts are with him and his family. You know, thankfully, this has been caught early," Sunak told BBC radio.

Sunak said he was in regular contact with the king. "That will of course continue as normal," he said.

U.S. President Joe Biden expressed his concern on Monday and said he planned to call the king later.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrote on the social media service X: "We're sending him our very best wishes – and hoping for a fast and full recovery."

Cancer discovery

The cancer was discovered recently when Charles stayed three nights in the hospital. At the time, he was undergoing a medical procedure for a non-cancerous enlarged prostate.

Buckingham Palace officials have said he does not have prostate cancer. But they did not give any additional details about the kind of cancer the king has.

The British royal family usually keeps medical issues private. But the palace said Charles wanted to make his diagnosis public. He is a backer of several cancer-related charities.

Charles' treatment will likely draw attention to the long waiting times for cancer patients under Britain's state-run National Health Service (NHS).

Survival rates for cancer in Britain are lower than those of other European countries. A January NHS report shows that Britain is behind for nine out of 10 of the most common kinds of cancer.