Tag Archives: Epidemiology
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EPRI Comments on Examining Trends of Childhood Leukemia and Magnetic Fields
This report examines the methods, results, conclusions, strengths, and limitations of a study by Swanson et al. (published in the Journal of Radiologic Protection) on the association between exposure to magnetic fields and childhood leukemia risk.
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EPRI Comments on Study of Residential Magnetic Fields and Childhood Leukemia in California
This report discusses the strengths and limitations of a September 2017 paper in Cancer Causes & Control entitled “Residential Magnetic Fields Exposure and Childhood Leukemia: A Population-Based Case-Control Study in California.”
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EPRI Comments on a Study of Occupational ELF-MF and Central Nervous System Diseases in Danish Utility Cohort
This report discusses the results, strengths, and weaknesses of a Danish study on the risk of central nervous system diseases posed to electric utility workers by occupational exposure to extremely low frequency magnetic fields.
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EPRI Comments on a Study of Occupational Exposure and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in a Netherlands Cohort
In this report, EPRI comments on the results, strengths, and limitations of a Utrecht University study examining the relationship between amyotrophic lateral sclerosis mortality and occupational exposure to low-frequency magnetic fields and electric shocks.
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EPRI Comments on a Study of Childhood Leukemia, Central Nervous System Cancers and Distance from Overhead Power Lines
U.S. researchers recently published a study that assesses the association between populations living near overhead power lines and childhood leukemia (“Childhood Leukemia and Distance to Power Lines in California: A Population-Based Control Study,” British Journal of Cancer). This EPRI report provides an overview of the study and discusses its strengths and limitations.
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EPRI Comments on a Study of Occupational Magnetic Fields and Male Breast Cancer
A recently published Canadian epidemiological study examined the relationship between occupational magnetic fields and breast cancer in men. This EPRI report discusses the study’s results, strengths, and limitations.
