Korean researchers show cancer link to radio

Korean scientists say that they have found that regions near some AM radio broadcasting towers show 70 percent more leukemia deaths than those without. This, according to Wired News which reports that the study, to be published in an upcoming issue of the International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, also found that
cancer deaths were 29 percent higher near such transmitters.

Two years ago, an Italian investigation found death rates from leukemia increased dramatically for residents living within two miles of Vatican Radio's powerful array of transmitters in Rome.

The Koreans looked at the death rates in 10 regions with AM radio transmitting towers broadcasting at more than 100 kilowatts and compared them with control areas without transmitters.

The substantially higher cancer mortality in those who lived within two kilometres of the towers led researchers to conclude that more investigation was needed. However, they also said their study did not prove a direct link between cancer and the transmitters.

Source: Wireless Institute of Australia

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