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Acute Myeloid Leukaemia

Volume 169: debated on Wednesday 14 March 1990

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To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he has made an assessment of the incidence of acute myeloid leukaemia among telegraph, radio and radar operators; and if he will make a statement.

A limited review undertaken in 1988 suggests that there may be a small increase in relative risk of acute myeloid leukaemia for telegraph, radio and radar operators. I am not aware of any current studies on this topic.