Childhood cancer in relation to distance from high voltage power lines in England and Wales: a case-control study epidem.

Aim of study (acc. to author)

Endpoint/type of risk estimation

• childhood leukemia
• childhood brain/CNS tumor
• other childhood cancer

Exposure

• • 50/60 Hz
  • magnetic field
• • power transmission line
• • residential

Assessment

• calculation: shortest distance to transmission line in year of birth based on grid references of 21800 pylons of transmission lines

Exposure groups

Population

• Group:
  • children
• Age: 0–14 years
• Observation period: 1962-1995
• Study location: UK (England, Wales)

Case group

• Characteristics: cancer in children born 1962-1995
• Data source: National Registry of Childhood Tumours

Control group

• Matching:
  • sex
  • date of birth within 6 months, birth registration district
  • case:control = 1:1

Study size

Results (acc. to author)

Limitations (acc. to author)

Study funded by

• Department of Health, UK
• Scottish Executive/Scottish Ministers, UK
• United Kingdom Department of Health Radiation Protection Programme

Comments on this article

• Jeffers D (2007): Transmission lines, EMF and population mixing
• Watts G (2005): Power to confuse
• Dickinson HO (2005): The causes of childhood leukaemia
• Hepworth SJ et al. (2005): Childhood cancer and power lines: results do not support causal role for electromagnetic fields
• Day N et al. (2005): Childhood cancer and power lines: What do the data mean?
• Coghill RW (2005): Childhood cancer and power lines: study had important omissions
• Kheifets L et al. (2005): Childhood cancer and power lines: results depend on chosen control group
• Twisselmann B (2005): Childhood cancer and power lines: Summary of responses
• Draper G et al. (2005): Childhood cancer and power lines: authors' reply
• Swanson J (2005): Childhood cancer in relation to distance from high-voltage power lines in England and Wales: a case-control study

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