Subject:  RF exposure and uveal melanoma (Hastings),
Date:     Wed, 10 Jan 2001 170219 -0600
From:     Roy Beavers 
To:       guru 
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........From EMF-L......

Most interesting!!!......guru.....(Thanks Justin!!)

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Subject: Epidemiologist Journal
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 17:29:39 -0500
From: Justin Hastings 
To: "'guru@emfguru.com'" 

This link will take you to an article I found in Medscape's website. I think
you'll find it most interesting.  Just in case you cannot get it, I copied
it below.
http://oncology.medscape.com/reuters/prof/2001/01/01.05/20010104epid002.html

Radiofrequency Radiation Exposure Linked With Increased Risk of Uveal
Melanoma 

WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) Jan 04 - Radiofrequency radiation exposure is
associated with an increased risk of uveal melanoma, according to a report
in the January issue of Epidemiology.
 
Dr. Andreas Stang, of the University of Essen, Germany, and colleagues
assessed the relationship between radiofrequency radiation - electromagnetic
waves with frequencies of 300 kHz to 300 GHz - and uveal melanoma. To this
end, they "conducted a hospital-based and population-based case-control
study of uveal melanoma and occupational exposures to different sources of
electromagnetic radiation" and pooled the results.
 
The authors interviewed 118 subjects with uveal melanoma and 475 matched
controls. They rated exposure to radiofrequency-transmitting devices as no
exposure, exposure to walkie-talkies and radio sets, possible exposure to
mobile phones, or probable/certain exposure to mobile phones.
 
According to the report, exposure to radio sets was associated with an
increased risk of uveal melanoma (odds ratio of 3.0.) Probable or certain
exposure to mobile phones further increased the risk, with an odds ratio of
4.2. "Other sources of electromagnetic radiation such as high-voltage lines,
electrical machines, complex electrical environments, visual display
terminals, or radar units were not associated with uveal melanoma," the team
notes.
 
Adjusting for socioeconomic status did not alter the results, the
investigators report. Subjects with light iris color compared with those
with dark iris color, and those with light hair compared with dark hair at
the age of 20, also had an increased risk of uveal melanoma, Dr. Stang's
group reports. However, controlling for iris and hair color did not
substantially change the results. 
Epidemiology 2001;12:7-12. 

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