HC Deb 10 December 1956 vol 562 c10W
69. Mr. Harold Davies

asked the Minister of Health, as representing the Lord President of the Council, what research is being made into the causes of leukaemia.

Miss Hornsby-Smith

The Medical Research Council is sponsoring a number of investigations. In particular, the possible importance of exposure to radiation, the increasing use of certain drugs and other factors are being studied. Other research on this subject is being carried out in certain university departments.