ArticleBritish journal of cancer2015
Residential exposure to extremely low-frequency magnetic fields and risk of childhood leukaemia, CNS tumour and lymphoma in Denmark.
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- Risk factors for childhood brain tumours: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies from 1976 to 2022.Cancer epidemiology · 2024Pooled it
- Exposure to extremely low-frequency magnetic fields and childhood cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2021Pooled it
- Evaluation of the Effects of 50 Hz Magnetic Field Exposure on the Human Hematopoietic System in Humanized Mice.Bioelectromagnetics · 2026Article
- Environmental Pollution and Risk of Childhood Cancer: A Scoping Review of Evidence from the Last Decade.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Residential proximity to petrol stations and risk of childhood leukemia.European journal of epidemiology · 2023Article
- Magnetic Fields and Cancer: Epidemiology, Cellular Biology, and Theranostics.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- Environmental Risk Factors for Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: An Umbrella Review.Cancers · 2022Review
- Acute lymphoid leukemia etiopathogenesis.Molecular biology reports · 2021Review
- Extremely Low-Frequency Magnetic Fields Exposure Measurement during Lessons in Elementary Schools.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Proximity to overhead power lines and childhood leukaemia: an international pooled analysis.British journal of cancer · 2018Article
- Residential magnetic fields exposure and childhood leukemia: a population-based case-control study in California.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2017Article
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backgroundWe previously reported that children exposed to elevated extremely low-frequency magnetic fields (ELF-MF) had a five to six times higher risk of leukaemia, central nervous system (CNS) tumour and malignant lymphoma. Here we extend the study from 1968 to 1986 through 2003.
methodsWe included 3277 children with leukaemia, CNS tumour or malignant lymphoma during 1968-2003 recorded in the Danish Cancer Registry and 9129 controls randomly selected from the Danish childhood population. ELF-MF from 50 to 400 kV facilities were calculated at the residences.
resultsFor recently diagnosed cases (1987-2003), the relative risk (RR) was 0.88 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.32-2.42), while for the total period (1968-2003) it was 1.63 (95% CI: 0.77-3.46) for leukaemia, CNS tumour and malignant lymphoma combined for exposures ⩾0.4 μT compared with <0.1 μT. These results were based on five cases (recent period) and 11 cases (total period) in the highest exposure group.
conclusionsWe did not confirm the previous finding of a five- to six-fold higher risk for leukaemia, CNS tumour and malignant lymphoma when including data from the more recent time period. For the total time period, the results for childhood leukaemia were in line with large pooled analyses showing RRs between 1.5 and 2.
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