The Guardian view on the Princess of Wales: she has the right to heal privately | Editorial

Curiosity about Catherine's condition was inevitable. Now we know she is being treated for cancer, her family must be left alone A cancer diagnosis is shocking for anyone, but particularly for younger people, in whom cancer is much rarer. In the UK, adults aged 25 to 49 account for 9% of new cases. For people with dependent children, this dreadful news can be even harder to manage; sometimes the person most upset by bad news is not the patient. It was clear from Friday's video recording of the P...