EMF-Portal | Study overviews

Authors	Year	Study type	Study group	Observation period	Study location	Endpoints	Parameters
UK Childhood Cancer Study Investigators	2000	case-control study	children, 0–14 years	01/1991 - 12/1994 in Scotland, 4/1992 - 12/1994 in Wales and England, 1995 for leukemia and Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, 1996 for leukemia	UK	acute lymphoblastic leukemia, total leukemia, cancer of central nervous system, other malignant disease	magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, residential
Skinner J et al.	2002	case-control study	children, 0–14 years	1992 - 1996	UK	acute lymphoblastic leukemia, childhood brain/CNS tumor	magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, residential
Draper G et al.	2005	case-control study	children, 0–14 years	1962-1995	UK	childhood leukemia, childhood brain/CNS tumor, other childhood cancer	magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, residential
Pearce MS et al.	2007	case-control study	men, women, children, 0–25 years	1968 - 2000	UK	childhood leukemia, childhood brain/CNS tumor, retinoblastoma, renal tumor, hepatic tumor, malignant bone tumor, soft tissue sarcoma, germ cell neoplasm	electric field, magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, occupational, also other exposures without EMF
Kroll ME et al.	2010	case-control study	children, 0–14 years	1962-1995	UK	childhood leukemia, childhood brain/CNS tumor, other childhood cancer	magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, residential
Bunch KJ et al.	2014	case-control study	children, 0–14 years	1962 - 2008	UK	childhood leukemia, childhood brain/CNS tumor, other solid tumors	magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, residential
Swanson J et al.	2014	case-control study	children, 0–14 years	1962 - 2008	UK	childhood leukemia, childhood brain/CNS tumor, other childhood cancer	electric field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, residential, also other exposures without EMF, co-exposure
Bunch KJ et al.	2015	case-control study	children, 0–14 years	1962 - 2008	UK	childhood leukemia, childhood brain/CNS tumor, other childhood cancer	magnetic field, static magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, DC, underground cable, high-voltage direct current (HVDC), residential
Bunch KJ et al.	2016	case-control study	children, 0–14 years	1962 - 2008	UK	lymphoid leukemia and acute myeloid leukemia, childhood brain/CNS tumor, other childhood cancer	magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, residential
Seomun G et al.	2021	meta-analysis	children, 0–19 years	1960 - 2009	UK, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Italy, New Zealand, Canada, USA, Japan, Iran, Brazil, Czech Republic, Malaysia	childhood leukemia, childhood brain/CNS tumor, other childhood cancer	magnetic field, low frequency, power transmission line, 50/60 Hz
Nasca PC et al.	1988	case-control study	children, 0–14 years	1968 - 1977	USA	tumor of the central nervous system	magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, occupational, also other exposures without EMF
Johnson CC et al.	1989	case-control study	children, children in utero, 0–14 years	1964 - 1980	USA	nervous system tumor	magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, occupational
Bunin GR et al.	1990	case-control study	children	1970 - 1979	USA	neuroblastoma	RF field, electric field, magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, occupational, also other exposures without EMF
Preston-Martin S et al.	1996	case-control study	men, women, children, children in utero, 0–19 years	1984 - 1991	USA	astrocytoma, glioma, primitive neuroectodermal tumor, other brain tumor types	magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, electric blanket, other domestic appliance, personal
Wertheimer N et al.	1979	case-control study	children, 0–18 years	1950 - 1973	USA	childhood leukemia, childhood lymphoma, childhood brain/CNS tumor, other childhood cancer, all childhood cancer	magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, residential
Spitz MR et al.	1985	case-control study	children, 0–14 years	1964 - 1978	USA	neuroblastoma	electric field, magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, electrical substation, occupational, also other exposures without EMF
Savitz DA et al.	1993	case-control study	children, 0–14 years	1976 - 1983	USA	leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, childhood lymphoma, childhood brain/CNS tumor, soft tissue sarcoma, and other types, all childhood cancer	magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, residential
Wertheimer N et al.	1995	case-control study	children, 0–14 years	1976 - 1983	USA	all childhood cancer	magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, underground cable, residential
Wilkins 3rd JR et al.	1996	case-control study	men, women, children, 0–20 years	1975 - 1982	USA	childhood brain/CNS tumor	electric field, magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, high volt./current device/welder, occupational
Gurney JG et al.	1996	case-control study	men, women, children, 0–19 years	1989 - 1994	USA	childhood brain/CNS tumor	magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, other domestic appliance, residential, personal
Preston-Martin S et al.	1996	case-control study	children, 0–19 years	January 1984 - June 1991	USA	childhood brain/CNS tumor	magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, electric blanket, other domestic appliance, residential
Savitz DA et al.	1990	case-control study	children, 0–14 years	1976 - 1983	USA	childhood leukemia, childhood brain/CNS tumor, all childhood cancer	magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, electric blanket, other domestic appliance, personal
Wilkins 3rd JR et al.	1990	case-control study	children, 0–15 years	1942 - 1967	USA	neuroblastom	RF field, electric field, magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, occupational
Savitz DA et al.	1988	case-control study	children, 0–14 years	January 1976 - December 1983	USA	childhood leukemia, childhood lymphoma, childhood brain/CNS tumor, solid tissue tumors and other cancers, all childhood cancer	electric field, magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, residential
Kuijten RR et al.	1992	case-control study	children, 0–14 years	1980 - 1986	USA	astrocytoma	electric field, magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, occupational, also other exposures without EMF

Study overviews

Epidemiological studies on power frequency fields (50/60 Hz)

Other types of childhood cancer 62 studies in total