While the announcement is good news for the Princess of Wales, cancer experts describe the challenges of a life shadowed by an earlier diagnosis.

Catherine, Princess of Wales has revealed that her cancer is in remission. The 43- year-old future queen revealed almost a year ago that she had been diagnosed with cancer- and was absent from royal duties for months as she battled the disease.

The United Kingdom's Catherine, Princess of Wales, said on Tuesday she was "in remission" from cancer after she and her husband Prince William visited the medical facility where she was treated. "It is a relief to now be in remission,