Expert blasts claim of no link between overhead powerlines and leukaemia

Claims that the latest research shows there is no link between high voltage overhead powerlines and childhood leukaemia have been blasted as dishonest by a leading expert in the field.

The British Journal of Cancer is to publish a study today which claims “overhead power lines don’t raise leukaemia risk in children”.

However, Alasdair Philips, a member of the British government’s SAGE committee considering safety and high voltage cables, said the spin being put on the findings appeared to be an attempt to “clear the power lines of any responsibility for cancer”.