Risk for leukaemia and brain and breast cancer among Danish utility workers: a second follow-up

Christoffer Johansen, Ole Raaschou Nielsen, Jørgen H Olsen, Joachim Schüz

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish
JournalOccupational and Environmental Medicine
Volume64
Issue number11
Pages (from-to)782-4
Number of pages3
ISSN1351-0711
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Brain Neoplasms/epidemiology
  • Breast Neoplasms/epidemiology
  • Breast Neoplasms, Male/epidemiology
  • Denmark/epidemiology
  • Electromagnetic Fields/adverse effects
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Leukemia/epidemiology
  • Male
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Occupational Diseases/epidemiology
  • Occupational Exposure/adverse effects
  • Power Plants
  • Risk Factors

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