ID Number		962
Study Type		Epidemiology
Model		520-1600 kHz (AM) exposure to residents in Italy near the Vatican Radio Broadcast Tower and correlation with cancer
Details		Residents (n = 49,656) living in a 10 km area around the Vatican Radio transmitter in a northern suburb of Rome, Italy were analyzed for the incidence of lymphatic and hematopoietic cancers. No association was reported for adult cancer, although a slight association was reported between childhood leukemia incidence (8 cases between 1987-1999) and residential proximity within 6 km from the broadcast tower (OR = 2.2, 95% CI: 1.0 - 4.1). In addition, the mortality rate in males and the incidence of childhood leukemia was found to decline with increasing distance from the tower p = 0.03 and 0.036, respectively). The authors admit the obvious limitations of very small numbers (only 8 childhood leukemia cases over 12 years) and the lack of exposure data, and conclude that no causal relationship due to RF exposure from the broadcast tower can be drawn.
Findings		Effects
Status		Completed With Publication
Principal Investigator		Local Health Authority RME, Rome, Italy
Funding Agency		Agency Tech, Energy, Environ, Italy
Country		ITALY
References		Michelozzi, P et al. Am. J. Epidemiol, (2002) 155:1096-1103 Michelozzi, P et al. Epidemiol Prev, (2001) 25:249-255 Greco, D Epidemiologia e prevenzione., (2001) 25:244-246
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