By Emily Glazer
James Dimon, chairman and chief executive of J.P. Morgan Chase
& Co., on Tuesday told employees and shareholders he has been
diagnosed with throat cancer, that the prognosis is excellent and
that he will continue to be actively involved in the company during
his treatment.
Mr. Dimon, 58 years old, said in a memo he briefed the board on
his health matters. The memo, later disclosed publicly by the firm,
said Mr. Dimon will limit his travel during his roughly
eight-week-long radiation and chemotherapy treatment. Business will
run as normal during his treatment, he said, but he didn't
elaborate beyond that.
The cancer was caught quickly and confined to one area, he said
in the memo.
Shares of J.P. Morgan were little changed in after-hours
trading.
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