Does exposure to EMFs affect the risk of breast cancer?
The AGNIR report on power frequency electromagnetic fields, melatonin and the risk of breast cancer found no compelling evidence to suggest that exposure of people to EMFs increased the risk of breast cancer. Similarly, there was no convincing evidence that EMFs had a direct effect on breast cancer cells or on the growth and development of tumours in animals. There were some uncertainties with the animal studies, with regard to different sensitivity between strains, and the report called for further research to examine this further. Recent publication A study by Davis and colleagues published in 2006 has suggested that exposure of healthy women to elevated levels of magnetic fields at night may marginally affect melatonin levels. In this study 115 women were exposed to 60 Hz fields for five consecutive nights using a charging base of an electric toothbrush placed under their beds. This produced a field at the pillow of about 0.8 µT, approximately ten times the average background value.
The AGNIR report on power frequency electromagnetic fields, melatonin and the risk of breast cancer found no compelling evidence to suggest that exposure of people to EMFs increased the risk of breast cancer. Similarly, there was no convincing evidence that EMFs had a direct effect on breast cancer cells or on the growth and development of tumours in animals. There were some uncertainties with the animal studies, with regard to different sensitivity between strains, and the report called for further research to examine this further. Recent publication< p/> A study by Davis and colleagues published in 2006 has suggested that exposure of healthy women to elevated levels of magnetic fields at night may marginally affect melatonin levels. In this study 115 women were exposed to 60 Hz fields for five consecutive nights using a charging base of an electric toothbrush placed under their beds. This produced a field at the pillow of about 0.8 µT, approximately ten times the average background v
