Former NDP MP Paul Dewar is undergoing treatment for brain cancer
OTTAWA — A former NDP member of Parliament has announced he is receiving treatment for brain cancer.
Paul Dewar, 55, who represented Ottawa Centre from 2006 until 2015, says in a Facebook post that he was diagnosed with a brain tumour earlier this month after experiencing discomfort in his arm.
He initially assumed the pain was an injury he sustained while skating on the Rideau Canal in late January, he said. But a hospital visit earlier this month revealed a tumour on the right side of his brain.
Dewar says he underwent surgery to remove the tumour on Wednesday, and that he plans to pursue further treatment.