§ Rev. Martin Smythasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether a drug called Fetoprotein is used in National Health Service hospitals in the United Kingdom as a monitor for the effectiveness of cancer treatment.
§ Mr. Hayhoe[pursuant to his reply, 6 December 1985: Alphafetoprotein is a naturally occurring protein which is produced by the body in excess in certain rare kinds of tumour. Its measurement in the blood is used in National Health Service hospitals in the United Kingdom as a monitor for the effectiveness of cancer treatment for those tumours.