§ Mr. PawseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what evidence his Department has on links between diet and the incidence of intestinal and stomach cancer, with particular reference to the consumption of red meat.
§ Mr. DorrellComparisons of diet and the incidence of intestinal cancer in different groups have prompted hypotheses of a possible increase in risk from the consumption of red meat or its fat content, but the evidence is inconclusive.
The Department is not aware of any suggested link between the consumption of red meat and an increased risk of stomach cancer.