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Breast Cancer
Studies from M. Fedrowitz et al further understanding of breast cancer
May 8th, 2008
According to a study from Hannover, Germany, "The possibility that long-term exposure to relatively weak power frequency magnetic fields (MFs) emanating from the generation, transmission and use of electricity could increase the risk of breast cancer is a matter of ongoing debate. Laboratory studies using well-defined exposure conditions are useful to examine whether exposure to MF affects mammary tumorigenesis." "Previous studies from different laboratories using the 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA) model of breast cancer in female Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats have been inconclusive, which has been related to differences in MF sensitivity between SD substrains used in...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-05-08)
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