A new study conducted in South Korea suggests children who live close to
an AM
radio transmission tower may have an elevated risk of leukemia. According to
Radio World, researchers found that children who lived within 2
kilometers of an
AM radio transmitter were twice as likely to develop lymphocytic leukemia as
children who lived more than 20 kilometers away.
The study included 1,928 children with leukemia, 956 with brain cancer
and 3,082
healthy children. The researchers took measurements of electric and magnetic
fields surrounding AM transmission towers in various areas of South
Korea. They
then used a mathematical model to estimate residents' exposure to
radiation from
the towers.
The findings were published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
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Paul R. Ryack
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JE1LRT - Tokyo, Japan
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