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Radiation exposure, socioeconomic status, and brain tumor risk in the US Air Force: a nested case-control study.
Grayson JK · 1996
View Original AbstractAir Force personnel exposed to radiofrequency radiation showed 39% higher brain tumor risk, supporting occupational EMF health concerns.
Plain English Summary
Researchers studied US Air Force personnel to examine whether electromagnetic field exposures from their jobs increased brain tumor risk. They found that men exposed to extremely low frequency fields (power lines, electrical equipment) had a 28% higher risk of brain tumors, while those exposed to radiofrequency/microwave radiation had a 39% higher risk. Interestingly, higher-ranking officers were at significantly greater risk than enlisted personnel, suggesting occupational exposures may play a role in brain tumor development.
Study Details
A nested case-control study was used to investigate the relation between a range of electromagnetic field exposures and brain tumor risk in the US Air Force.
Cumulative extremely low frequency and radiofrequency/microwave electromagnetic field potential expo...
Men who were exposed to nonionizing electromagnetic fields had a small excess risk for developing br...
These results support a small association between extremely low frequency and radiofrequency/microwave electromagnetic field exposure and no association between ionizing radiation exposure and brain tumors in the US Air Force population. Military rank was consistently associated with brain tumor risk. Officers were more likely than enlisted men to develop brain tumors (age-race-adjusted odds ratio (OR) = 2.11, 95% Cl 1.48-3.01), and senior officers were at increased risk compared with all other US Air Force members (age-race-adjusted OR = 3.30, 95% Cl 1.99-5.45).
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@article{jk_1996_radiation_exposure_socioeconomic_status_3047,
author = {Grayson JK},
title = {Radiation exposure, socioeconomic status, and brain tumor risk in the US Air Force: a nested case-control study.},
year = {1996},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8610663/},
}