Exposure to 50-Hz electric field and incidence of leukemia, brain tumors, and other cancers among French electric utility workers

American Journal of Epidemiology
P GuénelM Goldberg

Abstract

Recent studies on the association between exposure to 50- to 60-Hz fields and cancer carried out among electric utility workers have focused mainly on the magnetic field component of exposure. The authors have investigated tumor risks specifically associated with electric fields, as this exposure is distinct from magnetic fields. The study design is a case-control study nested within a cohort of 170,000 workers employed at Electricité de France-Gaz de France (EDF) between 1978 and 1989. All incident cases of cancer and benign tumor of the brain diagnosed in 1978-1989 among workers before the age of retirement were included. Four randomly selected controls were individually matched to each case by year of birth. The exposure to electric fields was assessed from measurements collected in 850 EDF workers for a full work week. Arithmetic and geometric mean exposures were included in a job-exposure matrix to determine the cumulative exposure of the cases and the controls. Exposures to potentially carcinogenic chemicals found at the workplace were also evaluated through expert judgment. The analysis by site of tumor did not show any increased risk for leukemia (72 cases). An odds ratio of 3.08 (95% confidence interval 1.08-8.74) was ...Continue Reading

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