The review was conducted by three scientists employed by the Department.
Their conclusions were:
“To one degree or another all three of the DHS scientists
are inclined to believe that EMFs can cause some degree of increased
risk of childhood leukemia, adult brain cancer, Lou Gehrig’s
Disease, and miscarriage.
They strongly believe that EMFs do not increase the risk of birth
defects, or low birth weight.
They strongly believe that EMFs are not universal carcinogens,
since there are a number of cancer types that are not associated
with EMF exposure.
To one degree or another they are inclined to
believe that EMFs do not cause an increased risk of breast cancer,
heart disease, Alzheimer’s Disease, Depression, or symptoms
attributed by some to a sensitivity to EMFs. However,
All three scientists had judgments that were close to the dividing
line between believing and not believing that EMFs cause some
degree of increased risk of suicide, or
For adult leukemia, two of the scientists were close to the dividing
line between believing and not believing and one was prone to
believe that EMFs cause some degree of increased risk.”
The conclusions reached in the draft document appear to be inconsistent
with those reached by, for example, the NRPB Advisory Group and
IARC. Serious criticisms of the draft report have been made by various
eminent independent scientists as part of the process of public
comment.
