HC Deb 23 October 1990 vol 178 c111W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on the incidence of industrial-related cancer found in printworkers.

Mr. Forth

Although some studies in the past have shown an apparent higher risk among printworkers of various cancers, in particular lung cancer, it has not been established that these excess cancers were attributable to occupation. An independent study part funded by the Health and Safety Executive and which is to be published early next year has found no excess risk for bladder cancer and suggests that the excess risk of lung cancer in printworkers apparent early this century has become less evident in recent years.