King Charles supposedly has Pancreatic Cancer according to this article

[beaglelover]

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/king-charles-given-2-years-154317463.html

Less than two months after Buckingham Palace confirmed King Charles III was diagnosed with cancer, sources exclusively reveal to In Touch that the king is battling pancreatic cancer and has been given two years to live.

While the royal family has kept tight-lipped about the specifics of Charles’ illness, including the type of cancer he has, a source exclusively confirms to In Touch that the king’s diagnosis is known to be an open secret among royal staffers.

“Many courtiers believe Charles’ cancer is worse than they’re making it out to be,” a second insider adds. “Even before the diagnosis, there were concerns about his health."

[hlthe2b]

1. Oh my. I don't like to buy into speculative reports--especially on something so serious...

But pancreatic cancer would be among the most difficult to fight. I hope the report is wrong. Very very sad if true.

[beaglelover]

4. I hope it is wrong as well. I have not been able to find another source reporting this news.

[Emile]

57. My best friend died of it at 34 years old leaving

his wife with three young daughters. This was back during the mid 80s and back then was considered a death sentence. They have made a lot of advances since then.

[arthritisR_US]

96. It's still considered a death sentence.

[CatWoman]

2. isn't that what killed Walter Payton and Michael Landon?

[xmas74]

6. And Patrick Swayze nt

[TSExile]

8. ...and Alex Trebek.

Hope it's a false report.

[xmas74]

11. One of my old classmates father had it.

We saw it in person the devastating effects.

It's gut wrenching to watch and so much worse fir the patient. I remember going through chemo thinking I was lucky it was just ovarian and not pancreatic.

[whopis01]

12. ...and Steve Jobs.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

40. Jobs had a way less deadly pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor(PNET). Versus the very deadly adenocarcinoma

My partner had a neuroendocrine tumor. They are very treatable with surgery as they spread slow. Jobs waited too long, unfortunately.

At the same time my partner was being treated for his PNET his step dad was diagnosed with an adenocarcinoma. The step dad was gone in like 5 weeks. Brutal.

[Nixie]

48. Steve Jobs also experimented with other treatments

which resulted in a delay to more aggressive traditional treatments, if I recall. He should have accepted the diagnosis and gone after it hard right away.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

44. Mezzo soprano Marilyn Horne defeated it.

So there is hope. If true.

[Liberty Belle]

50. And Steve Jobs, Apple founder.

As well as my grandfather and an uncle.

[obamanut2012]

82. And Steve Jobs

[redwitch]

7. My father in law and my sister in law too.

It’s very hard to beat. I hope he doesn’t suffer too badly.

[Sky Jewels]

20. It often runs its course quickly, too.

A horrible, horrible diagnosis for anyone.

[yellowdogintexas]

80. some types do not show symptoms until it is quite advanced

I lost a good friend to it. Her first chief complaint was back pain. After a number of failed solutions to the back pain, an MRI revealed a fracture in her spine - which indicates metastis. An oncologist friend told me her primary was either lung, liver or pancreas , and that the bone fractures are not primary

Treatment then was much different than now, but even now her case would have been difficult due to it being so advanced

[TexasBushwhacker]

10. Patrick Swayze, Steve Jobs, most of Jimmy Carter's

siblings (it runs in their family), comic Bill Hicks, Alan Rickman, Alex Trebek ....

Walter Payton had bile duct cancer.

[snpsmom]

79. My uncle

Had bile duct cancer following a lifetime of Crohn's.

[Rebl2]

86. Didn't

RBG also have pancreatic cancer, maybe twice. Not sure she didn’t die from it.

[TexasBushwhacker]

87. She did. They found it very early

and she lived another 9 years - unusual for pancreatic cancer.

[viva la]

13. I thought Walter died of bile-duct cancer.

[sarge43]

24. Alan Rickman n/t

[Blue Idaho]

56. Pancreatic Cancer Kills Eveybody

It’s one of the worst forms of cancer. It’s fast, it’s fierce, and it has an incredibly small survival rate. My heart goes out to every family that hears that diagnosis from their doctor.

[Cha]

62. I was thinking of Michael Landon..

some things you just don't forget.

[CatWoman]

70. .....

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[Cha]

71. I actually saw that when it happened.

TY

[marble falls]

3. Not a favorite person, but I pray he gets a cure. That's one very rough cancer.

[pandr32]

5. None are safe from cancer.

It isn't class or status conscious. If Royals with healthy diets can get cancer, anyone can. Of course, access to care is important and good care, not some insurance run-around.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

25. his family is so long lived. it would be a surprise to me if he only had 2 years. Wishing him the best

[pandr32]

63. It is alarming.

Both King Charles and Princess Katherine at the same time is unusual. When looking at websites that discuss how genetics and lifestyle influence the numbers of new cancer cases I am struck by how these factors don't explain what is going on here.
Both have active lives, excellent care, and an advantage most others do not have with access to healthy eating.
Cancer is increasing in a younger age group, too, so what else might we look at? Pollution perhaps? Poison in everything and everywhere?
Most of us know someone who has suffered cancer. Some have died and some are survivors, and I sure hope the answers we need are just around the corner.
And a cure.

[All Mixed Up]

9. My mom died of pancreatic cancer.

It was not caught early and by the time she started having symptoms, it had already started to spread to her liver.

[TexasBushwhacker]

17. Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the only person I've known about

who survived with pancreatic cancer for any length of time. She had it for 10 years.

[maryellen99]

37. That's because they caught it early during a follow up scan when she in remission from the colon cancer nt

[apcalc]

19. mine too, spread to her liver also

[All Mixed Up]

22. I'm sorry. That's the only reason we knew she was sick...

She went liver failure because of it. Didn't have a clue until they did a CTC Scan.

[apcalc]

91. So sorry... know how it hurts

[muriel_volestrangler]

14. That might be more credible if they hadn't used a laughably badly-faked photo

Are they really unable to afford a stock image of a famous person in public?

[Hekate]

15. A neighbor died of it, very quickly.

[Cadfael]

16. My dad died of pancreatic cancer

He had a modified Whipple shortly after diagnosis and had a recurrence about 14 months later which had spread to his liver. He lived about 15 months total. This was back in the 1980’s, but I don’t think things have changed much since then.

[TBF]

18. My grandmother had this cancer in her 80s

with about the same prognosis. She chose not to have chemo and for the most part was cared for at home by my grandfather and aunts. I hope he is responding well to whatever treatments he is choosing.

[Aristus]

21. My Dad died of pancreatic cancer. Same year as Patrick Swayze.

The King is in for a rough time of it.

[Bev54]

23. I thought they said prostate cancer???

[sarge43]

27. Enlarged prostate n/t

[sarge43]

28. Enlarged prostate n/t

[sarge43]

29. Enlarged prostate n/t

[Nixie]

51. I thought this cancer was found during an enlarged prostrate

surgery or procedure, so it wasn't prostate cancer.

I've seen speculations it was bladder cancer, but it hadn't been announced until now, and only a couple places have said it was pancreatic.

He has been a heavy drinker, so that did make me wonder about pancreatic cancer. Not that alcohol causes pancreatic cancer, though. Who knows how any person's cancer starts.

[Bev54]

66. He is a heavy drinker??? Wow never heard that before

[Raven123]

30. Can't imagine having a parent and spouse diagnosed with cancer so close together

William and the rest of the family must be in shock

[MerryBlooms]

34. Awful. People doubt there's evil in the world? Cancer is the evil.

One of my best friends just opted for radiation rods in her eye to hopefully kill the same cancer that killed my husband in 2002. The doc caught hers earlier than my husband's. But, she could have gone for eye removal, to totally eliminate the cancer. She is blind in that eye anyway, but going for the 95%. The doctors didn't know my husband's cancer had metastasized. It's a very aggressive cancer. I am just so very worried for her.

[dflprincess]

68. Should something happen to Charles

William (and Kate) would have to deal with William assuming the throne. Just in case they aren't dealing with enough stress already.

[Jacson6]

31. Well let's wait until he chooses to disclose what he has.

Depending on gossip is cruel for those suffering cancer.

[PortTack]

33. Agree!

[MerryBlooms]

32. I haven't known anyone make it pass 9 months after diagnosed.

Kate also fighting cancer. Tough times for this family. Lost my husband to an aggressive cancer. I don't care what folks think about their status. When you're dealing with these types a cancer, I would hope some would stop calling these people "parasites ". Honestly, that's probably the least ya'll could do?

[diane in sf]

39. Some kinds of pancreatic cancer are not as lethal. I have a friend who is several years past treatment.

And she’s in her 80s. This is the kind Jobs had, but he didn’t do standard treatment and mostly lived on sugar and caffeine. So sadly, curtains.

[MerryBlooms]

45. Happy for your friend. Anyone who beats cancer is a Hero!!

[LudwigPastorius]

35. "...has been given two years to live"

Yeah, I don't think doctors do that.

[Demobrat]

36. A source exclusively confirms to In Touch

That rag is the worst for making stuff up. If that’s the source there’s a chance it isn’t true. I hope it isn’t.

[Zilli]

38. I just read that Catherine also has cancer.

She is receiving Chemo. Tragic times for this family, I wish them both well along with strength and endurance for everyone in the family.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

41. Pancreatic cancer, two years?

Around 10 out of 100 people (around 10%) survive their cancer for 1 year or more after diagnosis. Only 1 out of 100 people (1%) survive their cancer for 3 years or more after diagnosis. These statistics are from a study which included over 35 000 people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 7 countries.

A cousin of mine died inside of 2 months after diagnosis.

[NanaCat]

52. Early detection can increase the chances of living longer

The sooner you catch it, the easier it is to combat it, as is the case with most kinds of cancer.

That I got a uterine cancer diagnosis and treatment for it at stage 1 undoubtedly saved my life. Every stage after that would have been exponentially more difficult to treat.

[xmas74]

74. Being proactive, speaking out and going for a second

Opinion is how I was able to have my ovarian cancer diagnosed at stage 2. Mine was fast moving and aggressive. If I hadn't advocated for myself I probably wouldn't be almost 18 months in remission.

[Raine]

42. Sad news ... I wish him peace and an easy time of it.🙏

[Warpy]

43. It's a bad one

I understand he wants to treat it with herbs. That will work about as well as aggressive treatment will and with less misery.

I didn't think he'd reign long, but I thought it would be longer than this.

[MerryBlooms]

47. He'll need a lot of morphine. No way to combat that pain without it.

[Warpy]

72. He'll get his bottle of Brompton's

The UK is moe enlightened, they allow patients to treat their own pain. When patients control their own drug, they tend to use less of them, whether it's the bottle of multidrug formula in the UK or a patient controlled IV pump here. The difference is that the UK doesn't have an upper limit.

So while the pain of end stage pancreatic cancer is horrific, he will be medicated to the point of not caring.

[Warpy]

89. Brompton's contains either heroin or morphine

whichever is better tolerated by the individual. It contains cocaine so it is a little less sedating. Sometimes it contains alcohol, which acts to boost the opiate's action. He, unlike us USians, will get adequate pain control.

I certainly didn't spare the drugs when my own mother died, at the age of 94 she was in no danger of going out to boost car CD players in an attempt to feed a habit.

We are incredibly stupid about pain control in this country. Most doctors don't know how to taper their patients down and the DEA would be breathing down the backs of their necks if they tried.

Nixon is dead. His drug war needs to follow him to the grave.

[no_hypocrisy]

46. Tragic.

The Queen passed not two years ago.

King Charles has to rule an empire while fighting cancer.

Prince William has to raise a family, care for his wife who is also fighting cancer, and has valid trepidation about having to assume The Throne.

[Botany]

49. Pancreatic Cancer is wicked

I lost a friend in his late 40s to his 50s from
it in under 2 or 3 months. King Charles has
done a lot of good work on the environment
I wish him well.

🇬🇧

[murielm99]

78. Many people do not know about

his environmental work. Thanks for mentioning it. The King is friendly with Gore.

[Botany]

84. King Chuck has done some very good things as per the environment, endangered critters, and

… the agricultural lands along with the people who work those royal properties. And I am not
a fan of the royalty system but Charles deserves a lot of credit for his work. I wish him comfort,
family, good medical care, and privacy to him and those around him too. I was disgusted by the
way both Linda McCartney and George Harrison were bothered in the last months. Some of the
British Press can be God awful.

[helpisontheway]

53. I suspect that this might be correct..Otherwise I do not understand why he would not release

the type of cancer. He never released the type of cancer or the stage. This makes me believe that it is not good news. Cancer sucks and I would not wish that for anyone. Hope King Charles and the Princess of Wales have a speedy recovery.

[OAITW r.2.0]

54. Healthwise, the Royal's aren't doing well. Sucks for Charles, but age happens.

I am really sad about the Princess of Wales situation. The fact that we know it is cancer and they did not downplay the implications of the diagnosis immediately....that is troubling. Sounds like a really serious state for her at this moment.

A mother with children dealing with this kind of issue. It happens and cancer doesn't pay attention to your station in life. This sucks. Hoping for the best.

[VGNonly]

55. The mother of my good buddy

was diagnosed with it, died within 2 months.

[Botany]

83. In many cases it is lethal in under 6 months

I had a friend from college who got it and was gone PDQ.

[claudette]

58. At first

it was reported as prostate cancer

[phylny]

75. I don't believe so.

It was reported that he had benign prostate disease, then later that he had cancer, but not prostate cancer.

https://www.sheknows.com/health-and-wellness/articles/2950671/king-charles-cancer-prostate-procedure/

[Joinfortmill]

59. Not good.

[Sogo]

60. Two years is a very optimistic prognosis for pancreatic cancer....

...in the instances with which I've had some involvement....

[kimbutgar]

61. If this is true I'm sorry for him

Everyone I’ve known who’s been diagnosed with this they’ve died not long after.

All those years he’s been waiting to be King and now he’ll have a short reign.

[Laffy Kat]

64. If they find it early enough to do a Whipple procedure it can buy you years.

A good friend of mine's husband died of pancreatic cancer just weeks after diagnosis. A few months later she was also diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. (What are the odds?) They found it while it was still in the pancreatic head and performed a Whipple procedure, and now she is having chemo to kill the micro-metastases. She has a good prognosis. It's rare, but cure is possible.

[sop]

76. A close friend is alive after having the Whipple procedure done over twenty years ago.

[Laffy Kat]

93. Wow, well, that is a cure, for sure.

I know it happens.

[FloridaBlues]

65. I hope this is just rumors. Prayers to Prince Charles.

[Poiuyt]

97. It's King Charles

[dflprincess]

67. My friend's husband was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer in 2016

He went into the ER because he thought he might have a kidney stone & was diagnosed within a few hours. The scans he had that ay showed it had spread to his liver & the ER doctor's only comment was "Your primary doctor can help you deal with the pain." They pretty much sent him home to die.

Not one to sit idle he was down at Mayo Clinic within in a week (the advantage of living just 80 miles from it). They managed to keep him going for over two years. At one point, the liver tumor was no longer visible. He was on chemo pretty much the whole time, but he tolerated it well and they were even able to do some of the traveling they had planned to do in retirement.

I have another friend who is currently in the same situation. Stage 4 pancreatic with spread to the liver, but her liver is now showing "no evidence of diease". Her doctors are optimistic that they can reach a point where her disease is more of a manageable chronic condition.

So, progress is being made with pancreatic cancer, but there's still a long way to go.

[stollen]

69. My best wishes for Charles

That is an evil cancer. I hope the media will lighten up on the entire family.

[Kennah]

73. William V

[PCIntern]

77. My dental school class has had a number of

People with this horror.

I absolutely blame the acrylic material we used to use for making custom trays for dentures. We used to mix it, breathe it in, AND WET OUR FINGERS WITH THE MONOMER TO SMOOTH THE TRAY.

Lots of other cancers in our class as well, many of the reproductive variety among the women.

[pinkstarburst]

92. Are the acrylic fillings dentists put in your teeth made from

the same material?

[PCIntern]

94. No

They are inert composite restorations. Perfectly safe from a material standpoint.

[pinkstarburst]

98. Thank you

[dutch777]

81. If true, more reason to let William ascend the throne sooner than later. Royals certainly have their challenges today.

Wonder if Harry and Megan will return to duty if Charles and the old guard is out? I have little regard for royals of any stripe but must be very worrying for British and other citizens of the Commonwealth that do.

[lindysalsagal]

85. It's not so good to be king. Poor guy was born to such a powerful family but could never catch a break.

FINALLY Mom gives him the throne and voila! Death sentence.

Next time you find yourself wishing you were rich and famous....

[peggysue2]

88. My sister-in-law died of pancreatic cancer

It was aggressive and nasty spreading to her liver. She tried everything including a last minute clinical trial. Eighty-percent of the group improved; my sister-in-law did not. She gave it up then, stopped eating and drinking. She died two weeks later. Overall, she lasted less than a year and suffered all manner of medication reactions/side effects.

Dreadful disease.

[canetoad]

90. Not being reported

By BBC, ABC.au, or any other large reputable news org.

[GoodRaisin]

95. Pancreatic Cancer killed my mom.

Almost 3 months to the day from her diagnosis she was dead. It is about as bad a diagnosis as you can get.