Shari Redstone, chair of Paramount Global, has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer, a spokesperson for Redstone confirmed Thursday.

Ms. Redstone, who is trying to close the sale of her family’s Paramount media empire to Skydance, was diagnosed with thyroid cancer this spring.

Shari Redstone, who for months has been leading the charge to merge Paramount Global with David Ellison’s Skydance Media has, at the same time, been fighting a more personal battle with thyroid cancer.