Grandfather rebuilds his life after cancer thanks to exercise service

A grandfather has revealed how research-backed cancer exercise treatment is helping him to rebuild strength and stamina, during a visit from Leeds United footballer Jack Harrison.

- by Andrew Hutchinson

David Rance was diagnosed with throat cancer last year after noticing a persistent chesty cough during a walking trip with two of his three daughters.

Before his diagnosis, the 78-year-old says his "life was full".

He sang in a rock band, enjoyed playing golf, tennis and lawn bowls, and had recently completed long-distance walking challenges including the 192-mile coast-to-coast walk and the Inca Trail in Peru.

But following six weeks of intensive radiotherapy, he lost significant weight, stamina and his singing voice.