2004·ObservationalAdverse effect
The influence of being physically near to a cell phone transmission mast on the incidence of cancer
Eger H, Hagen KU, Lucas B, Vogel P, Voit H · Umwelt · Medizin · Gesellschaft · Germany
Summary
Ten-year retrospective analysis of new cancer cases in a German town. Residents living within 400 m of a base station had a 3-fold higher relative risk of newly diagnosed cancer after 5 years, particularly breast cancer.
Key findings
- 013-fold relative risk of new cancers within 400 m
- 02Cancers occurred at younger average age
- 03One of several base-station ecological studies with similar findings
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