EMF and Brain Tumours

Dr Paul Villeneuve has found a link between exposure to magnetic fields at work and brain tumours.

The Canadian researcher conducted a study of 543 men with brain tumours and the same number of controls. He found that:

  • Men who were exposed to an average of 6 mG or more had a 33% increased risk of brain tumours;
  • Men working in higher fields had 12 times the chance of developing aggressive brain tumours, including grade III and grade IV astrocytomas (or glioblastoma multiforme).

(Int J Epidemiology 31:210-217, 2002.)

EMR News Sept 2002, Vol 1 No 3

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