Policy paper

Adult cancers near overhead powerlines: interim report

Investigates the risk of adult cancers in relation to distance from high voltage overhead power lines.

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

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This study investigates the risk of adult cancers in relation to distance from high voltage overhead power lines. It has been funded by the Department of Health’s Radiation Protection Research programme. When the project is complete a paper will be submitted to a scientific journal for publication.

Published 25 July 2011