Why King Charles is pausing his cancer treatment 8 months after diagnosis

King Charles III is briefly stopping his cancer treatment. Samir Hussein/WireImage

King Charles III is pressing pause on his cancer treatment.

The monarch has a royal visit in Australia scheduled for next week, during which the 75-year-old’s medical care will briefly stop, the Daily Mail reported Sunday.

The outlet noted that Charles’ doctors are “happy” for him to undergo treatment “right up until” his flight and then pause until he returns 11 days later.

The monarch will reportedly pause treatment while traveling to Australia. Getty Images He and wife Queen Camilla will be gone for 11 days. Getty Images

He and his wife, Queen Camilla, are expected to take part in up to 10 engagements per day while in Australia with one day of rest.

A source told the Mail that the packed schedule, which Charles’ “mindful” doctors were consulted about, does “prioritize” his health.

The king reportedly will have a travel doctor alongside him.

The couple will undergo one day of rest, according to the Daily Mail. Getty Images Charles and Camilla will do up to 10 engagements per day. Getty Images

Buckingham Palace did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.

Charles was hospitalized in January for a benign prostate enlargement — and a “separate issue of concern” was discovered during his stay.

His cancer diagnosis made headlines the following month.

Charles’ doctors have been “mindful” of “prioritizing” his health while abroad. POOL/AFP via Getty Images The 75-year-old will be joined by a traveling doctor. POOL/AFP via Getty Images

“His Majesty has today commenced a schedule of regular treatments, during which time he has been advised by doctors to postpone public-facing duties,” read a palace statement in February, which added that he would “continue to undertake State business and official paperwork as usual.”

News broke in April that Charles was ready to “return to public-facing duties after a period of treatment and recuperation.”

By that time, his daughter-in-law Kate Middleton had made her own cancer diagnosis public.

Charles revealed his cancer diagnosis in February. Getty Images The news broke shortly after his surgery for a benign prostate enlargement. Getty Images

The Princess of Wales, 42, shared her health scare in a March video after sparking conspiracy theories with a January abdominal surgery and a subsequent step back from the public eye.

While Prince William has continued royal duties without his wife at his side for months, Middleton has made appearances at Wimbledon and Trooping the Colour.

Most recently, she attended an August church service in Scotland weeks before announcing she had finished chemotherapy and was on a “path to healing.”

He returned to public-facing duties two months later. Getty Images Charles ascended the throne in September 2023. POOL/AFP via Getty Images

The princess — who is the mother of Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6 — is not the only female in the royal family to battle cancer this year.

Princess Eugenie’s and Princess Beatrice’s mom, Sarah Ferguson, revealed her skin cancer diagnosis in January.

Six months prior, the Duchess of York, 64, underwent a mastectomy to treat breast cancer.