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Nonionizing electromagnetic fields and cancer: a review

J R Salvatore1, A B Weitberg, S Mehta

  • 1National Registry for the Health Effects of Nonionizing Radiation, Brown University Medical School, USA.

Oncology (Williston Park, N.Y.)
|April 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

Low-frequency electromagnetic radiation exposure may be linked to human disease, including cancer. Emerging evidence suggests nonionizing electric and magnetic fields, from natural and manmade sources, could play a role in environmental carcinogenesis.

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Area of Science:

  • Environmental health
  • Electromagnetic fields
  • Carcinogenesis

Background:

  • Historically, low-frequency electromagnetic radiation (EMR) injury was attributed solely to thermal effects or electric shock.
  • Recent decades of research suggest nonionizing EMR, specifically electric and magnetic fields, may act as environmental etiological factors in human diseases.
  • Both natural (Earth's fields) and anthropogenic sources contribute to human exposure to these fields.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the fundamental scientific evidence linking nonionizing electromagnetic fields to human disease.
  • To explore the potential role of these fields in the carcinogenic process.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of basic science research.
  • Analysis of epidemiological and experimental data on electromagnetic field exposure and health outcomes.

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Main Results:

  • Accumulating data suggests a potential association between nonionizing electromagnetic fields and human diseases.
  • Cancer development and the carcinogenic process are areas of significant focus regarding this association.

Conclusions:

  • The scientific basis for nonionizing electromagnetic fields as an environmental factor in human disease warrants further investigation.
  • Continued research into the biological mechanisms underlying the potential carcinogenicity of these fields is crucial.