Fears over power line link to leukemia

[The Straight Story]

Fears over power line link to leukemia

United Press International

Friday, June 3, 2005

LONDON, Jun 03, 2005 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- Living near overhead power lines appears to increase the risk of childhood leukemia, British researchers said Friday.

Children living within 200 meters (656 feet) of high voltage lines at birth have a 70 percent higher risk than those living 600 meters or more away, a study published in the British Medical Journal indicates.

The study, carried out by a team of researchers from Oxford University and National Grid Transco, looked at more than 29,000 children with cancer, including 9,700 with leukemia, born between 1962 and 1995. They were compared with a control group of healthy children in England and Wales.

The researchers stressed there are no accepted biological reasons for the trend and it could be coincidence. It could, alternatively, be related to the area in which the pylons are located, they said.

Around 1 percent of homes in Britain are located within 656 feet of high voltage power lines.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_25022.html

[RC]

1. Just breathing causes cancer.

[Southsideirish]

5. Anyone who has ever been a caretaker of a beloved terminal cancer patient

is ever vigilant of possible sources of this terrible illness. Believe me when I say that if there is a possibility of a cause I will be very, very apprehensive about it.

[genius]

2. The connection has been well documented for years

Even the power companies have acknowledged that there is reason for concern.

[BiggJawn]

4. It has?

I know it's been studied for years, but I was not aware that they had confirmed a link.

They studied RF transmitter engineers and found no real link between working at a transmitting station and Cancer, either.

Maybe the kids were getting dusted by the Chemtrails?

[Ian David]

3. Streaks, clusters and clumps sometimes "just happen"

The researchers stressed there are no accepted biological reasons for the trend and it could be coincidence. It could, alternatively, be related to the area in which the pylons are located, they said.