Labrador MP Yvonne Jones Taking Leave of Absence for Breast Cancer Treatment

Yvonne Jones, then newly elected Liberal MP from Newfoundland and Labrador, asks a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 4, 2013. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Labrador member of Parliament Yvonne Jones is taking a leave of absence to deal with a recurrence of breast cancer.

The parliamentary secretary to the ministers of natural resources and of northern affairs says in a social media video that she was diagnosed in September.