Rochdale MP Tony Lloyd has said he has cancer and will soon be undergoing further treatment.
Mr Lloyd, who is also a forner Police and Crime Commissioner for Greater Manchester, is to have further treatment for blood cancer, he said in a statement issued today (Monday).
In a statement, Mr Lloyd, formerly an MP for Stretford, said: “After a recent diagnosis, my doctors have prescribed a course of chemotherapy for me. This is mainly delivered as a day patient to hospital and not very intense. This began a little before Christmas and will continue over the next couple of months. However, both the condition I have and the underlying treatment mean that my immune system is compromised during this time and a little beyond. In other words I am exposed to a higher risk of catching any infection.
