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Exposures that do not cause cancerAka: Power Line Exposure, Cell Phone Exposure

Exposure to power lines does not increase cancer risk
1. Finnish study of n=8415 cancer cases near power lines
2. Compared with cancer Incidence over all of Finland
3. No difference found
4. References
  1. Verkasalo (1996) BMJ 313:1047
Exposure to Cell Phones
1. Does not appear related to Brain Tumor risk
2. Long latency period however may require longer studies
3. Retrospective study
  1. Brain Tumor patients (782) compared with 799 controls
  2. Inpatients from across U.S. surveyed 1994 to 1998
  3. No increased risk of Brain Tumor identified
4. References
  1. Inskip (2001) N Engl J Med 344:79

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