Catherine, Princess of Wales, is undergoing treatment for cancer, she shared in her first public address since retreating from the public eye after surgery earlier this year.
The former Kate Middleton, 42, revealed in a rare video March 22 that she’s in the early stages of preventive chemotherapy. In her message, Kate said that when she underwent planned abdominal surgery in January, “it was thought that my condition was non cancerous.”
“The surgery was successful. However, tests after the operation found cancer had been present. My medical team therefore advised that I should undergo a course of preventive chemotherapy and I’m now in the early stages of that treatment,” the princess said.
“It has taken me time to recover from major surgery in order to start my treatment,” she added.
Kate went on to share that she and her husband, Prince William, have assured their children — George, 10, Charlotte, 8, and Louis, 5 — that she’s “going to be OK.”
“As I’ve said to them, I am well and getting stronger every day by focusing on the things that will help me heal in my mind, body and spirits.”
Prince Harry and the former Meghan Markle, U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Princess Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer, all sent well wishes to Kate.
“We wish health and healing for Kate and the family, and hope they are able to do so privately and in peace,” the Duke and Duchess of Sussex said in a statement.
Here’s what to know about Kate’s diagnosis — and what it means to get preventive chemotherapy.
What type of cancer does Kate Middleton have?
Kate did not specify what type of cancer she has.
Dr. Ben Ho Park, director of precision oncology at Vanderbilt School of Medicine, tells TODAY.com that the most common type of cancers to be discovered from abdominal surgery are gastrointestinal, urinary and genital.
But given the information that’s currently available, “it could be anything,” he says.
What is preventive chemotherapy?
While not a technical, clinical term,…
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