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NEW YORK — JP Morgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon told employees that there was no evidence of the throat cancer that he announced he had been diagnosed with in July, several media outlets are reporting. In a staff memo published in theNew York Times,

"As always, and especially since my diagnosis, I followed the advice I give to others — take care of your health first — nothing is more important," Dimon wrote in the memo.

Dimon reduced his schedule but stayed on the job while undergoing radiation and chemotherapy treatment that ended a few months ago. He told the staff that his ongoing prognosis is "excellent."

Dimon, 58, became the bank's board chairman in December 2006, a year after becoming CEO and president. In September 2013, JPMorgan Chase admitted fault and was fined around $920 million in a settlement of the bank's "London whale" 2012 trading debacle.

By late morning Friday, the bank's stock price was at 62.79, up 2.3%.