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Marriott International said Friday that CEO Arne Sorenson had been diagnosed with stage 2 pancreatic cancer, but would continue to work while being treated.
Sorenson will begin treatment starting with chemotherapy next week. Surgery is scheduled for the end of 2019, the company said.
The cancer was discovered early and does not seem to have spread, said Sorenson in a message to employees.
Sorenson, who joined Marriott in 1996, has since held a number of positions in addition to leading the acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide for nearly $ 14 billion in 2016.
In March, Sorenson apologized to a US Senate panel for a massive data breach involving up to 383 million customers in his Starwood hotel reservation system and was committed to protect against future attacks.
Marriott is expected to announce its first quarter results next week.
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