⚡ CancerNetwork: UK Power-Line Leukemia Risk Declined Over Time
"Contrary to some previous research as well as popular belief, living underneath or near to power lines as a child may not have any notable effect on childhood leukemia risk, according to a new case-control study conducted in the United Kingdom."
"The study included 53,515 children from the National Registry of Childhood Tumours 1962-2008 as well as matched control patients."
"In the 1960s, the relative risk (RR) for leukemia for children living less than 200 meters from the higher voltage lines (275 or 400 kV) compared to those living more than 1000 meters from the lines was 4.50 (95% CI, 0.97-20.83)."
"If the result [of this study] is not due to study artefact or change, the only remaining possibility seems to lie in changing population characteristics of people living near power lines,"
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Residential distance at birth from overhead high-voltage powerlines: childhood cancer risk in Britain 1962-2008
Bunch et al. (2014) British Journal of Cancer Journal Level 2ⓘ
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⚡ Old News Revisited: CancerNetwork covered a BJC study of 53,515 childhood cancer cases in Britain. Earlier excess leukemia risk near power lines appeared to decline over time. Source: CancerNetwork
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