TY - JOUR
T1 - Risk for leukaemia and brain and breast cancer among Danish utility workers
T2 - a second follow-up
AU - Johansen, Christoffer
AU - Raaschou Nielsen, Ole
AU - Olsen, Jørgen H
AU - Schüz, Joachim
PY - 2007/11
Y1 - 2007/11
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To update a study of risks for leukaemia, brain cancer and breast cancer in a Danish nationwide, population-based cohort of utility employees.METHODS: A multivariate statistical model including information on age, duration of employment, date of first employment and level of occupational exposure to electromagnetic fields was applied.RESULTS: No increased risk for these cancers was seen among 28,224 subjects with more than 3 months of employment in whom cancer had not been diagnosed before first employment.CONCLUSION: The results do not support the hypothesis of an association between occupational exposure to magnetic fields in the electric utility industry and risks for leukaemia, brain cancer and breast cancer.
AB - OBJECTIVE: To update a study of risks for leukaemia, brain cancer and breast cancer in a Danish nationwide, population-based cohort of utility employees.METHODS: A multivariate statistical model including information on age, duration of employment, date of first employment and level of occupational exposure to electromagnetic fields was applied.RESULTS: No increased risk for these cancers was seen among 28,224 subjects with more than 3 months of employment in whom cancer had not been diagnosed before first employment.CONCLUSION: The results do not support the hypothesis of an association between occupational exposure to magnetic fields in the electric utility industry and risks for leukaemia, brain cancer and breast cancer.
KW - Brain Neoplasms/epidemiology
KW - Breast Neoplasms/epidemiology
KW - Breast Neoplasms, Male/epidemiology
KW - Denmark/epidemiology
KW - Electromagnetic Fields/adverse effects
KW - Female
KW - Follow-Up Studies
KW - Humans
KW - Incidence
KW - Leukemia/epidemiology
KW - Male
KW - Multivariate Analysis
KW - Occupational Diseases/epidemiology
KW - Occupational Exposure/adverse effects
KW - Power Plants
KW - Risk Factors
U2 - 10.1136/oem.2006.029116
DO - 10.1136/oem.2006.029116
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 17472977
SN - 1351-0711
VL - 64
SP - 782
EP - 784
JO - Occupational and Environmental Medicine
JF - Occupational and Environmental Medicine
IS - 11
ER -