Authored By:
Crespi CM, Vergara XP, Hooper C, Oksuzyan S, Wu S, Cockburn M, Kheifets L
Summary:
This case-control study investigated the association between ELF MF exposure and two childhood cancers (leukaemia and cancer of the central nervous system, CNS). There was a non-significant, slightly increased risk associated with living within 50 metres (m) of high voltage power lines and childhood leukaemia (odds ratio, OR = 1.4, 95% confidence interval, 95% CI = 0.7, 2.7). There was no evidence of increased risk for childhood leukaemia at distances beyond 50 m or CNS cancer at any distance. The authors concluded that there is at most weak support for increased risk of childhood leukaemia for children living within 50 m of high voltage power lines.
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Br J Cancer 2016: in press
