§ 91. Mr. Emrys Hughesasked the Minister of Health if he will have inquiries made as to what extent tobacco smoking is one of the causes of cancer of the lungs.
§ Mr. CrookshankThe Medical Research Council are actively pursuing inquiries on a large scale.
§ 93. Mr. Dodds-Parkerasked the Minister of Health how much his Department proposes to spend on the work of cancer research during the year 1952.
§ Mr. CrookshankExpenditure on cancer research borne by my Department is mainly included within the total expenditure on treatment of cancer, for which separate figures are not available.
§ Mr. Peter Freemanasked the Minister of Health how far his advisers have recently discovered new remedies for the 296W cure of cancer either in whole or for one particular organ of the body.
§ Mr. CrookshankI am informed that recent developments have increased the range of curative treatment both in surgery and radiotherapy but other remedies recently discovered have only a limited value in controlling the spread of certain forms of cancer.