Editing Leukemia (section)

===Non-ionizing radiation===
Whether or not non-ionizing radiation causes leukemia has been studied for several decades. The [[International Agency for Research on Cancer]] expert working group undertook a detailed review of all data on static and [[extremely low frequency]] electromagnetic energy, which occurs naturally and in association with the generation, transmission, and use of electrical power.<ref name="isbn92-832-1280-0">{{cite book|title=Non-Ionizing Radiation, Part 1: Static and Extremely Low-Frequency (ELF) Electric and Magnetic Fields (IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of the Carcinogenic Risks)|publisher=World Health Organisation|location=Geneva|year=2002|pages=332–3, 338|isbn=978-92-832-1280-5|url=http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/vol80/index.php|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206231737/http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Monographs/vol80/index.php|archive-date=6 December 2008}}</ref> They concluded that there is limited evidence that high levels of [[Extremely low frequency|ELF]] magnetic (but not electric) fields might cause some cases of [[childhood leukemia]].<ref name="isbn92-832-1280-0" /> No evidence for a relationship to leukemia or another form of malignancy in adults has been demonstrated.<ref name="isbn92-832-1280-0" /> Since exposure to such levels of ELFs is relatively uncommon, the [[World Health Organization]] concludes that ELF exposure, if later proven to be causative, would account for just 100 to 2400 cases worldwide each year, representing 0.2 to 4.9% of the total incidence of childhood leukemia for that year (about 0.03 to 0.9% of all leukemias).<ref name="urlWHO | Electromagnetic fields and public health">{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs322/en/index.html|title=WHO &#124; Electromagnetic fields and public health|access-date=18 February 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216160809/http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs322/en/index.html|archive-date=16 February 2009}}</ref>