The president of Paramount Global, Shari Redstone, was diagnosed with thyroid cancer at the beginning of this spring, a Redstone spokesman said Thursday in a statement to Reuters on Thursday.
After feeling fatigue and other symptoms, Redstone looked for medical help approximately two months ago and was diagnosed with thyroid cancer the next day. The surgeons took the thyroid gland, but some cancer cells remained when they had spread to their vocal cords, according to The New York Times, which first reported the news on Thursday.
“She maintains all professional and philanthropic activities throughout her treatment, which is ongoing. She and her family are grateful that her prognosis is excellent,” said Redstone spokeswoman Molly Morse.
Redstone maintained its diagnosis in private, sharing it with only a narrow circle of relatives, close friends and advisors, including David Ellison, the head of Heaven and the technological heir, whose company is ready to buy Paramount and the participation of the Redstone family, Nyt added.
The diagnosis comes in the context of Paramount preparing for a fusion of $ 8.4 billion with Skydance Media, which still requires the approval of the US FCC. UU. The company also entered mediation to try to resolve a demand from the president of the United States, Donald Trump, against CBS, according to reports, offering $ 15 million to establish.
