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Extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields exposure and female breast cancer risk: A metaanalysis based on 24,338 cases and 60,628 controls. Breast Cancer Res Treat 123(2):569–576 (2010)
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@MISC{Chen10extremelylow-frequency,
author = {Chunhai Chen and Xiangyu Ma and Min Zhong and Zhengping Yu},
title = {Extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields exposure and female breast cancer risk: A metaanalysis based on 24,338 cases and 60,628 controls. Breast Cancer Res Treat 123(2):569–576},
year = {2010}
}
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Abstract
Abstract Exposure to extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMF) has been suggested to increase female breast cancer risk; however, the data have been inconclusive. In order to derive a more precise estimation of the relationship, a meta-analysis was performed. Medline, PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library and Web of Science were searched. Crude ORs with 95% CIs were used to assess the strength of association between ELF-EMF exposure and female breast cancer risk. A total of 15 studies published over the period 2000 to 2009 including 24,338 cases and 60,628 controls were involved in this meta-analysis. The results showed no significant association between ELF-EMF exposure and female breast cancer risk in total analysis (OR = 0.988, 95% CI = 0.898-1.088) and in all the subgroup analyses by exposure modes, menopausal status, and estrogen receptor status. This result is in accordance with the previous meta-analysis carried out by Erren in 2000. In conclusion, this meta-analysis suggests that ELF-EMF exposure has no association with the susceptibility of female breast cancer.
