Panel exploring pro and con arguments as to whether EMFs cause childhood brain cancer

Two groups of epidemiologists were assigned to develop pro and con argument s with regard to a causal explanation for statistical associations sometime s seen between surrogates for occupational and residential electric and mag netic field exposure and brain cancer. The arguments developed were meant t o help the Department of Health Services when it prepared its final risk ev aluation by a respectful and illuminating review of the possible reasons fo r concluding either that magnetic fields were or were not likely to be a ca use of brain cancer. Bioelectromagnetics Supplement 5:S144-S149, 2001. (C) 2001 Wiley-Liss. Inc.