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| ID Number | 293 | |
| Study Type | Epidemiology | |
| Model | 50 Hz (ELF) and occupational exposure to children and parents in Germany and correlation with childhood leukemia | |
| Details | A population based cohort was evaluated to determine whether 50 Hz ELF exposure from residential power lines with magnetic fields above 0.2 microT increases a child's risk of leukemia. In addition, the study attempted to confirm or reject previous findings from a German study reporting increased leukemia risk with exposure to stronger magnetic fields during the night. A population-based case-control study was covering all of the former West Germany was used and residential magnetic fields were measured over 24 hr for children with acute leukemia (n = 514) identified by the German Childhood Cancer Registry (with 1,301 controls from population registration files). The authors report a weak correlation between leukemia and magnetic fields above 0.2 microT (OR = 1.55, 95% CI 0.65-3.67). A significant association was seen between childhood leukemia and magnetic field exposure during the night (OR = 3.21, 95% CI 1.33-7.80). A dose-response-relationship was observed after combining the data of all German studies on magnetic fields and childhood leukemia. In a related study, children with acute lymphocytic leukemia (n = 595) from two prior German case-control studies were examined for correlations with ELF exposure by performing a 24-hr measurement of field levels in their bedroom. An odds ratio of 2.8; 95% CI 1.2-6.2 was reported for exposures of 0.1-<0.2 microT and an odds ratio of 3.0 (95% CI 0.9-9.8) was reported for >0.2 microT based on 3 deaths. A subsequent study evaluated occupational exposure of parents (via questionairre) with childhood cancer (n = 2.382; 846 acute leukemia, 159 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, 444 CNS tumors, 600 solid tumors). The authors report no correlation with fathers or mothers occupationally exposed to magnetic fields greater than 0.2 microT. |
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| Findings | Effects | |
| Status | Completed With Publication | |
| Principal Investigator | University of Mainz, Germany - joachim@cancer.dk | |
| Funding Agency | BfS, Germany | |
| Country | GERMANY | |
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