Reporting by Isobel Williams 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 near Canterbury 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, who is a retired former customs officer, was first diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2008 and underwent surgery, ra…
