Power Lines, Cancer, and Fear

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Over the past 18 years, there has been considerable interest in the possible link between electromagnetic fields and cancer, especially leukemia. The story of this highly publicized research has been marked by mystery, contradiction, and confusion. When something as ubiquitous and misunderstood as extremely-low-frequency electromagnetic fields is accused of causing cancer in children, people's reactions may be driven more by passion than by reason.Each year in this country about 2000 children are given a diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common childhood cancer. Despite the remarkable advances in treatment, ALL still carries a 30 percent mortality. Other . . .

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