Asbestos: Ovarian Cancer
Commons · Question 63591 · Tabled 30 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Charlotte Nichols
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2025 to Question 61211 on Asbestos: Ovarian Cancer, if she will direct the Health and Safety Executive to collect data on asbestos-related ovarian cancer cases.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 8 Jul 2025
Collecting data on individual cases of asbestos-related ovarian cancer is not feasible due to difficulties attributing them to historic exposure with confidence. Significant resource would be needed to produce estimates based on epidemiological evidence. ...