Kent MP thanks King Charles for making cancer diagnosis public

A palace statement said the King had been diagnosed with a form of cancer

A Kent MP has thanked the King for making his cancer diagnosis public.

Tracey Crouch, Conservative MP for Chatham and Aylesford, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020, thanked King Charles for sharing his cancer diagnosis with the public.

"I am sure he has done it to inspire others to get checked - and if by doing that he saves one life, he has done an amazing job," Ms Crouch said.

A palace statement said the King had been diagnosed with a form of cancer.

Although the specific type of cancer has not been revealed, it is not prostate cancer and was found during a treatment for an enlarged prostate.

'Help others enormously'

Ms Crouch told BBC Kent she received her cancer diagnosis over the telephone.

"It was during Covid and so it was sort of a very bizarre, surreal experience," she said.

She said the King going public with his diagnosis would "help others enormously".

The Kent MP thanked the King and said: "By going public he will have enabled people to go and get themselves checked."

Ms Crouch said she was pleased that people had told her they had gone to the doctors as a result of her own decision to go public following her cancer diagnosis.

The palace said the King began "regular treatments" on Monday but would continue to undertake state business and official paperwork as usual.

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