§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment her Department has made of links between smoking tobacco and the incidence of mouth cancer.
§ Mr. SackvilleAvailable research shows that an increased risk of cancer of the mouth, relative to that in non-smokers, has been found among tobacco smokers. The risk is of similar magnitude for cigarette, cigar and pipe smokers.
§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of the notified cases of mouth cancer were discovered during routine dental check-ups in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe origin of the diagnosis of oral cancer is not routinely recorded.
§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what materials her Department has produced or funded to educate people on the dangers of mouth cancer.
§ Mr. SackvilleSmoking and excessive alcohol consumption, the main known risks factors for mouth cancer, are addressed through a variety of material produced by the Health Education Authority and others.