In 2022, a personal event shakes up Anne-Sophie Lapix’s daily life. Her husband, Arthur Sadoun, chairman of the board of directors of Publicis, was diagnosed with throat cancer. An intimate ordeal about which the journalist confided this Saturday, October 5 to Aurélie Casse, in C l’hebdo.
Arthur Sadoun is a French advertising executive, prominent member of Publicisone of the world’s largest communications groups. Born in 1971, he climbed the ranks of the advertising industry with determination, notably by heading Publicis France before becoming chairman of the board since 2017.
Married to journalist Anne-Sophie Lapix since 2010, Arthur Sadoun spoke about his fight against tonsil cancer caused by papillomavirus, a sexually transmitted infection. He then refused to be ashamed of this illness: “I don’t see why I should be ashamed of it. What is my fault? For having had sexual relations between the ages of 20 and 30? If that’s it, I let the prudish minds take offense”he confided at the time.
Anne-Sophie Lapix opens up about her husband Arthur Sadoun’s cancer
Anne-Sophie Lapix’s husband was quickly prescribed an intense treatment combining radiotherapy and chemotherapy. “I was told that I had to follow preventive treatment consisting of x-rays and chemo”he explained a few months after the announcement to 20 minutes. In this dark period, Anne-Sophie Lapix, although upset, remained by his side. “When you have a loved one in this situation, it’s normal to be at their bedside and try to cope with the shock by their side”she confided, moved, to Aurélie Casse in C the weeklythis Saturday, October 5. and to outbid: “But if I’m a fighter, he’s way above it! We have incredible strength of character!” However, she never wanted to imagine the worst. “I never thought it was going to be fatal“she assured.
Arthur Sadoun: Anne-Sophie Lapix’s May wants to support people with cancer in their professional lives
In 2023, when he made his illness public, Arthur Sadoun launched the movement “Working with Cancer”a program aimed at protecting sick people in the world of work, ensuring their return without fear of losing their job or being discriminated against. “One in two employees is afraid to talk about it with their employer, it’s crazy, isn’t it?” he protested in his interview with Le Parisien on January 18, 2023.
He denounces the fear that many employees feel in talking about it to their employers. According to him, it is essential that patients can fight the disease without having to worry about their professional future. A fight shared by his wife, Anne-Sophie Lapix, who considers Arthur as an “essential support”, bringing him new perspectives, both personal and professional.
