Use of mobile phones in Norway and risk of intracranial tumours.

Full Abstract

To test the hypothesis that exposure to radio-frequency electromagnetic fields from mobile phones increases the incidence of gliomas, meningiomas and acoustic neuromas in adults. The incident cases were of patients aged 19-69 years who were diagnosed during 2001-2002 in Southern Norway. Population controls were selected and frequency-matched for age, sex, and residential area. Detailed information about mobile phone use was collected from 289 glioma (response rate 77%), 207 meningioma patients (71%), and 45 acoustic neuroma patients (68%) and from 358 (69%) controls. For regular mobile phone use, defined as use on average at least once a week or more for at least 6 months, the odds ratio was 0.6 (95% confidence interval 0.4-0.9) for gliomas, 0.8 (95% confidence interval 0.5-1.1) for meningiomas and 0.5 (95% confidence interval 0.2-1.0) for acoustic neuromas. Similar results were found with mobile phone use for 6 years or more for gliomas and acoustic neuromas. An exception was meningiomas, where the odds ratio was 1.2 (95% confidence interval 0.6-2.2). Furthermore, no increasing trend was observed for gliomas or acoustic neuromas by increasing duration of regular use, the time since first regular use or cumulative use of mobile phones. The results from the present study indicate that use of mobile phones is not associated with an increased risk of gliomas, meningiomas or acoustic neuromas.

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Author information

Author/s: Klaeboe, Lars (L); Blaasaas, Karl Gerhard (KG); Tynes, Tore (T);

Affiliation: The Cancer Registry of Norway, Institute of Population-based Cancer Research, Oslo, Norway. lars.klaeboe(-atsign-)kreftregisteret.no

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: European journal of cancer prevention : the official journal of the European Cancer Prevention Organisation (ECP) (Eur J Cancer Prev), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-Apr; vol 16 (issue 2) : pp 158-64

Dates: Created 2007/02/13; Completed 2007/06/29;

PMID: 17297392, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adult
Aged
Brain Neoplasms - epidemiology; etiology
Case-Control Studies
Cellular Phone
Glioma - epidemiology; etiology

Humans
Meningioma - epidemiology; etiology
Middle Aged
Neuroma, Acoustic - epidemiology; etiology
Norway - epidemiology
Risk Factors

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