Wertheimer N, Leeper E
Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, University of Colorado Medical Center, Denver 80262.
Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1987;502:43-54. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1987.tb37645.x.
Certain subtypes of cancer (notably nervous system cancer) showed an association with two indices of exposure to 60-Hz alternating magnetic fields (AMFs): Subtype similarities were seen in those people potentially exposed to AMFs by their occupations, and in those potentially exposed by high-current power lines near their homes. The incidence-age patterns observed in exposed and nonexposed groups suggest that prolonged AMF exposure may act as a cancer promoter.