After reviewing a database of 850 patients diagnosed with lymphoma and bone marrow cancer between 1972 and 1980, researchers from the UK’s University of Tasmania and the University of Bristol found that Living near high-voltage power lines can increase your risk of leukemia, lymphoma, and related diseases. conditions later in life.
People who lived within 328 yards of power lines until the age of five were five times more likely to develop cancer. People who lived within range of power lines at any point during their first 15 years were three times more likely to develop cancer as adults.
Journal of Internal Medicine September 2007; 37 (9): 614-9
Physorg.com August 24, 2007
