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individual exposure measurements have no consistent finding of an increasing risk of leukemia, brain tumors, <br />or ferr ale breast cancer with increasing exposure to magnetic fields at work (14, 16, 17, 18). <br />S. What have scientists learned from animal experiments about the relationship between magnetic <br />field exposure and cancer? <br />Animal studies have not found that magnetic field exposure is associated with increased risk of cancer (2). <br />The absence of animal data supporting carcinogenicity makes it biologically less likely that magnetic field <br />exposures in humans, at home or at work, are linked to increased cancer risk. <br />6. Where can people find additional information on EMFs? <br />The N tional Institute of Environmental Health Sciences ( NIEHS) Web site has information about EMFs and <br />cance , as well as information and publications related to the EMF Research and Public Information <br />Disse (nation (RAPID) Program. NIEHS can be contacted at: <br />s: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences <br />Post Office Box 12233 <br />Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 <br />one: 919- 541 -3345 <br />TTY: 919 -541 -0731 <br />webcenter@niehs. nih.00v <br />at Web site: http: / /www.niehs.nih,ciov <br />Note: I Information about cancer risk and EMFs emitted from hand -held cellular phones (i.e., microwave <br />freque cies) can be found in the NCI fact sheet Cellular Telephone Use and Cancer Risk, which is available at <br />httn-/ www.cancer_oov /cancertooics /factsheet /Risk /cellDhones on the Internet. <br />Selected References <br />1. Ahlborn A, Cardis E, Green A, Linet M, Savitz D, Swerdlow A. Review of the epidemiologic literature on EMF <br />and health. Environmental Health Perspectives 2001; 109(6): 911 -933. <br />2. World Health Organization, International Agency for Research on Cancer. Volume 80: Non - ionizing radiation, <br />Part 1 Static and extremely low- frequency (ELF) electric and magnetic fields. IARC Working Group on the <br />Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans. 2002: Lyon, France. <br />3. Wertheimer N, Leeper E. Electrical wiring configurations and childhood cancer. American Journal of <br />Epidemiology 1979; 109(3): 273 -284. <br />4. Linet I IS, Hatch EE, Kleinerman RA, et al. Residential exposure to magnetic fields and acute lymphoblastic <br />leuker ila in children. The New England Journal of Medicine 1997; 337(1): 1 -7. <br />5. Kleine man RA, Kaune WT, Hatch EE, et al. Are children living near high voltage power lines at increased risk <br />of acu a lymphocytic leukemia? American Journal of Epidemiology 2000; 15: 512 -515. <br />6. Ahlbom A, Day N, Feychting M, et al. A pooled analysis of magnetic fields and childhood leukaemia. British <br />Journ /of Cancer 2000; 83(5): 692 -698. <br />7. Greenland S, Sheppard AR, Kaune WT, Poole C, Kelsh MA. A pooled analysis of magnetic fields, wire codes, <br />and ct ildhood leukemia. Childhood Leukemia -EMF Study Group. Epidemiology 2000; 11(6): 624 -634. <br />8. Hatch EE, Linet MS, Kleinerman RA, et al. Association between childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia and <br />use of electrical appliances during pregnancy and childhood. Epidemiology 1998; 9(3): 234 -245. <br />9. Infante-Rivard C, Deadman 3E. Maternal occupational exposure to extremely low frequency magnetic fields <br />during pregnancy and childhood leukemia. Epidemiology 2003; 14: 437 -441. <br />10. Schoenfeld ER, O'Leary ES, Henderson K, et al. Electromagnetic fields and breast cancer on Long Island: A <br />case-CDntrol study. American Journal of Epidemiology 2003; 158: 47 -58. <br />3.46 <br />4/21/05 <br />Page 3 <br />