Return to work will be 'therapeutic' for King Charles and getting back to ... trends now
King Charles's return to work has been hailed as a 'really encouraging' step in his cancer journey.
Buckingham Palace today announced the King would be returning to public-facing duties after a three-month absence.
Charles, 75, is not yet clear of the disease and is still undergoing treatment.
However, his medical team are understood to be 'pleased with the progress made so far' and 'remain positive' about his recovery.
Professor Karol Sikora, a world-renowned oncologist with over 40 years' experience, told MailOnline the news was incredibly positive for His Majesty.
King Charles, 75, is not yet clear of the disease and is still undergoing treatment but experts have hailed his return to work as very positive step that will aid his recovery. Here he is pictured with Queen Camilla
'Everyone goes through the shock when they are diagnosed and often they take time off work,' he said.
'Going back to work is therapeutic in a sense.'
He said that a return to 'normality', be that work, family duties, or education had a significant psychological impact and could speed up recovery both from the disease and from the treatment they have undergone.
'It's really encouraging that he's doing that, and that's what we encourage other people to do,' he said.
Professor Sikora said cancer patients, understandably, face huge uncertainties in wake of a diagnosis about treatment options, whether it will be a success and the risk that the cancer could return.
'Some people go to pieces and never get back to normal,' he said.
'It is therapeutic just to get out and about, and not to be sitting and moping about the cancer.'
Buckingham Palace has also passed on the King and Queen's grateful thanks for all the good wishes they have received in the weeks since his diagnosis.
One of Charles's first official events will be particularly poignant visit to cancer treatment
