Park So Dam is a victim of thyroid cancer. The actress, who played the character of Kim Ki-jung in the film Parasite – crowned Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival and Oscar for best film – was forced to undergo an operation, explained Monday, December 13, 2021 ArtistCompany, the agency that manages his career.
As CNN reports, Park So Dam learned of the terrible diagnosis during a recent visit to the doctor and, in the process, she was operated on to remove the carcinogenic mass. Consequently, the young woman will miss several events including the promotion of her next film entitled Special Delivery, which is set to hit theaters in January 2022.
“The agency would like once again to thank those who have shown their support for Special Delivery and to actress Park So Dam, both the cast and crew at this particularly difficult time for them. Actress Park So Dam will be focusing on her recovery so that she can find you healthy in the future and ArtistCompany will also do her best to help her on the road to recovery.“, can we read in a press release.
Park So Dam was also due to be featured on Ghost, the new film directed by Lee Hae-Young but the shooting could be turned upside down due to his distance from the sets due to illness.
According to data from the National Cancer Institute, reported by the site TMZ, thyroid cancer typically affects people between the ages of 30 and 50 and is found more often in women than in men. People with Asian origins are also said to be “a higher risk of being a carrier of this disease“, can we also learn.