Comments on de Vocht et al. “time trends (1998-2007) in brain cancer incidence rates in relation to mobile phone use in England”

Kundi, Michael

doi:10.1002/bem.20679

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“…Such changes may not be due to chance occurrence. [ 19 ] Regardless of risk association,[ 11 14 16 ] these data reflect an ongoing need for incidence trend monitoring of both malignant and nonmalignant tumors.…”

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Increasing incidence of glioblastoma multiforme and meningioma, and decreasing incidence of Schwannoma (2000-2008): Findings of a multicenter Australian study

Dobes¹,

Khurana²,

Shadbolt³

et al. 2011

Surg Neurol Int

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Background:The incidence of primary brain tumors by subtype is currently unknown in Australia. We report an analysis of incidence by tumor subtype in a retrospective multicenter study in the state of New South Wales (NSW) and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), with a combined population of >7 million with >97% retention rate for medical care.Methods:Data from histologically confirmed primary brain tumors diagnosed from January 2000 through December 2008 were weighted for patient outflow and data completeness, and age standardized and analyzed using joinpoint analysis.Results:A significant increasing incidence in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) was observed in the study period (annual percentage change [APC], 2.5; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.4–4.6, n = 2275), particularly after 2006. In GBM patients in the ≥65-year group, a significantly increasing incidence for men and women combined (APC, 3.0; 95% CI, 0.5–5.6) and men only (APC, 2.9; 95% CI, 0.1–5.8) was seen. Rising trends in incidence were also seen for meningioma in the total male population (APC, 5.3; 95% CI, 2.6–8.1, n = 515) and males aged 20–64 years (APC, 6.3; 95% CI, 3.8–8.8). Significantly decreasing incidence trends were observed for Schwannoma for the total study population (APC, –3.5; 95% CI, –7.2 to –0.2, n = 492), significant in women (APC, –5.3; 95% CI, –9.9 to –0.5) but not men.Conclusion:This collection is the most contemporary data on primary brain tumor incidence in Australia. Our registries may observe an increase in malignant tumors in the next few years that they are not detecting now due to late ascertainment. We recommend a direct, uniform, and centralized approach to monitoring primary brain tumor incidence by subtype, including the introduction of nonmalignant data collection.

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Increasing incidence of glioblastoma multiforme and meningioma, and decreasing incidence of Schwannoma (2000-2008): Findings of a multicenter Australian study

Dobes¹,

Khurana²,

Shadbolt³

et al. 2011

Surg Neurol Int

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“…It does, however, provide relevant information regarding population cancer risks, especially where triangulated with information from other study designs; it provides boundaries on the plausibility of results from the latter [Deltour et al, 2012]. It has further been pointed out that the results of mobile phone use on incidence trends may not be observable in national data because only a very small proportion of the population may be susceptible, or insufficient time has elapsed since the introduction of mobile phones for incidence to rise [Kundi, 2011]. Although the former may be true, this further strengthens the argument that RF exposure from mobile phones would be of relatively limited public health importance with respect to cancer (although it would be important to identify such vulnerable groups if these exist), while the latter is becoming increasingly implausible with time progressing; note, for example, that asbestos has an average induction period of several decades, but was already observable in national data after 10-14 years [Walker, 1984].…”

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Interpretation of Timetrends (1996–2017) of the Incidence of Selected Cancers in England in Relation to Mobile Phone Use as a Possible Risk Factor

Vocht

2021

Bioelectromagnetics

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Radiofrequency (RF) radiation from mobile phones has been classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (2b) by IARC. However, to date, the discussion on whether mobile phone use is a cancer risk factor has not been solved. In this context of continuing uncertainty, it is important to continue to monitor cancer incidence trends. Annual incidence rates and directly age-standardized rates of selected cancers by sex and 5-year age groups for 1996 to 2017 for England were obtained from the UK Office for National Statistics. Interpretation in light of mobile phone use as a contributing risk factor was conducted for cancers of the brain, parotid gland, thyroid, and colorectal cancer, which have all been hypothesized to be associated with RF exposure. Brain and parotid gland cancers were updated by an additional 10 years following a previous publication, and continue to provide little evidence of an association with mobile phone use. Although mobile phone use as a potential risk factor contributing to increased incidence of colorectal or thyroid cancer could not be excluded based on these ecological data, it is implausible that it is an important risk factor for either. In the absence of clarity from epidemiological studies, it remains important to continue to monitor trends. However, for the time being, and in agreement with data from other countries, there is little evidence of an association between mobile phone use and brain or parotid gland cancer, while the hypotheses of associations with thyroid or colorectal cancer are similarly weak. Bioelectromagnetics. 2021;42:609-615.

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Environmental and health aspects of mobile phone production and use: Suggestions for innovation and policy

Manivannan¹

2016

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions

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Comments on de Vocht et al. “time trends (1998-2007) in brain cancer incidence rates in relation to mobile phone use in England”

Cited by 8 publications

References 33 publications

Increasing incidence of glioblastoma multiforme and meningioma, and decreasing incidence of Schwannoma (2000-2008): Findings of a multicenter Australian study

Increasing incidence of glioblastoma multiforme and meningioma, and decreasing incidence of Schwannoma (2000-2008): Findings of a multicenter Australian study

Interpretation of Timetrends (1996–2017) of the Incidence of Selected Cancers in England in Relation to Mobile Phone Use as a Possible Risk Factor

Environmental and health aspects of mobile phone production and use: Suggestions for innovation and policy

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