Brain tumour risk in relation to mobile telephone use: Results of the INTERPHONE international case-control study

Kenneth Muir, Elisabeth Cardis

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    Abstract

    Background: The rapid increase in mobile telephone use has generated concern about possible health risks related to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields from this technology. Methods: An interview-based case-control study with 2708 glioma and 2409 meningioma cases and matched controls was conducted in 13 countries using a common protocol. Results: A reduced odds ratio (OR) related to ever having been a regular mobile phone user was seen for glioma [OR 0.81; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.70-0.94] and meningioma (OR 0.79; 95% CI 0.68-0.91), possibly reflecting participation bias or other methodological limitations. No elevated OR was observed ≥10 years after first phone use (glioma: OR 0.98; 95% CI 0.76-1.26; meningioma: OR 0.83; 95% CI 0.61-1.14). ORs were
    Original languageEnglish
    Article numberdyq079
    Pages (from-to)675-694
    Number of pages19
    JournalInternational Journal of Epidemiology
    Volume39
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 5 May 2010

    Keywords

    • Brain tumours
    • Mobile phones
    • Radiofrequency fields

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