Article from: The Mercury

MICHELLE PAINE

August 18, 2007 12:00am

LIVING near high-voltage power lines, especially in childhood, may increase the risk of leukemia or lymphoma, Tasmanian research reveals.

A study of more than 800 Tasmanian patients tracked how close they lived to high-voltage lines through their lives.

Adults who lived within 300 metres of a line during their first 15 years had triple the risk of lymphoproliferative or myeoloproliferative disorders (LPD or MPD).

These include Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, multiple myeloma and several leukemias.

Those who lived near high-voltage lines from birth to five years had a five-fold increase.

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