King Charles meets cancer researchers during royal tour of Australia during his own treatment

Buckingham Palace previously said the king’s cancer treatment was continuing.

King Charles had a touching encounter during his royal tour of Australia and Samoa while undergoing cancer treatment.

While on an Australian tour with Queen Camilla, the 75-year-old king met renowned cancer researchers Professor Georgina Long and Professor Richard Scolier on October 22 to learn more about their work in treating melanoma. Melanoma is one of the most common types of cancer in Australia and the King met with professors to find out how they are helping those affected.

Long and Scolier are professors at the University of Sydney and medical directors of the Melanoma Institute of Australia. Earlier this year they jointly won the Australian of the Year award for their pioneering work saving lives from skin cancer.

The scientists’ work is also personal, as it has helped Skolyer. After being diagnosed with incurable stage 4 brain cancer in June 2023, Long developed a series of innovative treatments inspired by advances in melanoma. Scoiler later became the first brain cancer patient in the world to receive pre-operative combination immunotherapy, “an experimental treatment designed to improve understanding of brain cancer”, according to the Australian of the Year award.

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A year later, in May 2024, the BBC reported that he was cancer-free.

Charles’s own diagnosis and cancer were not discussed during the meeting, Reuters reported from Australia on October 22.

Reuters reported Scolier afterwards as saying: “It was a tremendous opportunity for us to tell the king what we’re doing here in trying to tackle Australia’s national cancer and talk about how we’re trying to get to zero deaths from melanoma.” “

During the visit, the king also met and congratulated melanoma survivor Adam Brown. Brown, who was with his wife Christie and two children when he was diagnosed in 2015, was given 12 months to live.

His meeting with cancer experts came amid a busy day that also included a barbecue hosted by the NSW Premier, an important conversation with Indigenous leaders and a visit to the Sydney Opera House.

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King Charles and Queen Camilla’s trip to Australia and Samoa was announced in July, and a statement from Buckingham Palace in September said he would meet with pioneering researchers. The King and Queen’s royal tour marks both their first visit to the Commonwealth kingdom since his accession to the throne in September 2022 and their longest trip since the King was diagnosed with cancer in February.

On February 5, Buckingham Palace announced that the monarch had been diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer after treatment for a benign enlarged prostate in January. The representative clarified that he does not have prostate cancer.

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On the advice of doctors, the king postponed public duties for three months. He resumed frontline work on April 30th and has been busy ever since.

When his return to work was announced in late April, the palace described the king’s treatment as ongoing and the doctors’ views as positive.

“His Majesty’s treatment program will continue, but doctors are sufficiently pleased with the progress made so far that the King can now resume a number of public duties. Forthcoming engagements will be tailored where necessary to minimize any risks to His Majesty’s future activities. recovery,” a Buckingham Palace spokesman said at the time.

In the following months, the king made brief references to his health from time to time. During a visit to the Macmillan Cancer Center at University College London Hospital on April 30 (which is not directly involved in his treatment and marked his return to public work) he told another cancer patient while holding her hand: “It’s always a bit of a shock when people tell you “- according to Rebecca English Daily mail.

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A few weeks later, meeting with British Army veteran Aaron Mapplebeck at the Army Flight Museum, the Tsar revealed that during his treatment he had experienced a “loss of taste,” according to Sun.

Before the trip, it was reported that the king would “pause” his ongoing treatment while visiting Australia and Samoa. He is also reportedly traveling with two doctors and will not be stopping in New Zealand, another Commonwealth country, during the tour due to medical advice.

A spokesman previously said the King’s “doctors have advised against such an extended program at this time in order to prioritize His Majesty’s continued recovery.”

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