Dad fighting cancer for seventh time in 16 years [Video]

By Isobel Williams via SWNS

A dad who has been treated for cancer SEVEN times says tackling the disease should be a top priority for the new government.

David Leavesley, 70, says cancer “is the defining health issue” of our time.

The dad-of-two from Chartham, Kent, who is retired from a career in Customs & Excise, said: “For thousands of people like me, our lives are touched by the disease and the numbers are only growing.

“That is why we must make sure cancer is at the forefront of the minds of all future MPs.”

David was first diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2008 and underwent surgery, radiotherapy and hormone therapy.

All was well until August 2019 which saw the start of three and a half years of further diagnosis and grueling cancer treatment.

This included colon cancer, a brain tumor, an abdominal tumor, a liver tumor, and cancer in lymph nodes, and peritoneum, for …