Childhood leukaemia and distance from power lines in California: a population-based case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies have reported an increased risk of childhood leukaemia associated with living near high-voltage electric power transmission lines that extend to distances at which magnetic fields from lines are negligible. We conducted a large records-based case-control study of childhood leukaemia risk in the population living near power lines in California.

Methods

The study included 5788 childhood leukaemia and 3308 central nervous system (CNS) cancer cases (for comparison) born in and diagnosed in California (1986-2008), and matched to population-based controls by age and sex. We geocoded birth address and estimated the distance from residence to transmission lines using geographic information systems, aerial imagery, and, for some residences, site visits.

Results<

SUBMITTER: Crespi CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4931365 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature