MP DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER TAKES MEDICAL LEAVE

A Liberal MP in Toronto says she’s taking a medical leave to be treated for non- Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Salma Zahid said she received the diagnosis in the past week. It followed weeks of intermittent pain that began after an overseas visit during the holidays. Zahid said she began chemotherapy treatment Tuesday and after the first round will have a clearer plan for her prognosis and treatment. She last spoke in the House of Commons on Feb. 5, World Cancer Day, when she called attention to the Liberal government’s support for cancer research. “I am determined to fight this diagnosis and to continue my work in service of the people of Scarborough Centre as soon as I am medically able to do so,” Zahid said in a statement Tuesday.