ELECTRIC POWER USE AND BREAST CANCER: A HYPOTHESIS
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The hypothesis that use of electric power may increase risk of breast cancer is presented based on experimental evidence that shows an effect of light and extremely low frequency electric and/or magnetic fields on pineal melatonin production, and on the relationship of melatonin to mammary carcinogenesis.
Abstract
Journal Article ELECTRIC POWER USE AND BREAST CANCER: A HYPOTHESIS Get access RICHARD G. STEVENS RICHARD G. STEVENS Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar American Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 125, Issue 4, April 1987, Pages 556–561, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a114569 Published: 01 April 1987