Conservative MP Luc Berthold says he has prostate cancer but not stepping down [Video]

Conservative MP Luc Berthold announced on Sunday that he has prostate cancer, but still plans to run in the next federal election despite requiring an operation.

The longtime member of Parliament for Quebec’s Megantic–L’Erable federal riding shared the news on social media, saying he received the diagnosis in 2024.

“My prostate is sick and it has cancer. In the next few weeks, I’ll have to get rid of it to prevent the disease from spreading elsewhere in my bones and organs,” he wrote on Facebook.

“Having lost both my mother and father to throat and lung cancer, I have to admit that the specialist’s words stirred up old pains and bad memories in my head.”

However, Berthold added there was reason for optimism because the cancer has so far not spread, which means he will be able to treat the disease and receive an operation in Quebec City in the …