Mobile phone use and brain tumours in the CERENAT case-control study

Coureau, Gaëlle; Bouvier, Ghislaine; Lebailly, Pierre; Fabbro‐Peray, Pascale; Gruber, A.; Leffondré, Karen; Guillamo, Jean-Sébastien; Loiseau, Hugues; Mathoulin‐Pélissier, Simone; Salamon, Roger; Baldi, Isabelle

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“…Using the mobile phone with weak signal coverage was associated with diagnosis of anxiety and irritability. Coureau et al 37 found a statistically significant association between using the mobile phone for more than two hours a day and brain tumors, concluding that the data reinforce the results of previous studies on intensive use of mobile phones and such tumors. Martin et al 38 conducted measurements of the spectra of non-ionizing electromagnetic radiations in São José dos Campos and Taubaté, São Paulo State, Brazil, indicating that the sources with the heaviest pollution in frequencies ranging from 1MHz to 9.4GHz were mobile phones and VHF.…”

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Exposição a radiações eletromagnéticas não ionizantes da telefonia celular e sintomas psiquiátricos

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Resumo O objetivo desse estudo foi investigar a associação entre exposição a radiações eletromagnéticas não ionizantes da estação radiobase de telefonia celular e sintomas à saúde. Em um estudo transversal realizado em Salvador, Bahia, Brasil, entrevistaram-se 440 indivíduos. Queixas e diagnósticos psiquiátricos constituíram as variáveis dependentes e a distância do domicílio para estação radiobase foi considerada a variável independente principal. Realizou-se análise de regressão logística hierarquizada para avaliação de confundimento e efeito. Observou-se associação entre sintomas psiquiátricos e residir próximo à estação radiobase e formas de uso do telefone celular (sinal de cobertura fraco, perto do corpo, dois ou mais chips e nunca desligar o celular quando dorme) e com uso de outros eletroeletrônicos. Concluiu-se que a exposição à radiação eletromagnética não ionizante de telefonia celular e a outros eletroeletrônicos foi associada aos sintomas psiquiátricos independente do sexo, escolaridade e tabagismo. Recomenda-se a adoção de medidas precaucionárias no sentido de se reduzir este tipo de exposição.

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“…In the Korean study, significant increases for acoustic neuroma occurred with >2,000 cumulative hours of use when compared to less (7), and in the Swedish study for >2,300 h of cumulative use (8). In three studies, increased risks for meningioma were also found at the highest cumulative hours of use (5,6,9).…”

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“…The definition of ̔regular use̓ (at least once a week, for 6 months or more) during a period of rapidly increasing mobile phone use resulted in an average use time of ~6 years. Both the INTERPHONE Study Group (5), and Coureau et al (6) used this definition of ̔regular use.̓ in the past few years a number of investigations have included those who have used phones for a decade or longer. in this report we identify and evaluate all case-control studies that incorporate decade-long use of mobile phones to provide a more complete picture of their potential impacts on public health.…”

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“…1). When ̔heavy mobile phone use̓ was examined by years since first use, glioma risk increased from >1 year since first use, to >2 years, and to >5 years, OR 2.89, [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.41-5.93], OR 3.03, (95% CI 1.47-6.26), and OR 5.30, (95% CI 2.12-13.23), respectively (6). risks were also reported by anatomical region.…”

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“…for studies with greater years of use, acoustic neuroma tumor volume increased compared to less years of use (7,12 (6). Potential confounders considered were the level of education, smoking, alcohol consumption, and occupational exposures to pesticides, extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMF), radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMFs), and ionizing radiation.…”

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Mobile phone radiation causes brain tumors and should be classified as a probable human carcinogen (2A) (Review)

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Abstract. Quickly changing technologies and intensive uses of radiofrequency electromagnetic field (RF-EMF)-emitting phones pose a challenge to public health. Mobile phone users and uses and exposures to other wireless transmitting devices (WTDs) have increased in the past few years. We consider that cerenat, a french national study, provides an important addition to the literature evaluating the use of mobile phones and risk of brain tumors. The CERENAT finding of increased risk of glioma is consistent with studies that evaluated use of mobile phones for a decade or longer and corroborate those that have shown a risk of meningioma from mobile phone use. In CERENAT, exposure to RF-EMF from digitally enhanced cordless telephones (DECTs), used by over half the population of france during the period of this study, was not evaluated. If exposures to DECT phones could have been taken into account, the risks of glioma from mobile phone use in CERENAT are likely to be higher than published. We conclude that radiofrequency fields should be classified as a Group 2A ̔probable̓ human carcinogen under the criteria used by the

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Radiofrequency Radiation and Cancer

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2022

JAMA Oncol

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It is difficult to envision any phenomenon as ubiquitous or crucial to human existence as electromagnetic radiation (EMR). We are surrounded by an invisible symphony of light that permeates everything we experience, from the visible light that illuminates our world, to the x-rays that have revolutionized diagnostic imaging and cancer treatments, to the broadcast and mobile communications transmitted worldwide by radiofrequency radiation (RFR). This last facet has of late proved especially contentious; while EMR is an inescapable part of our universe, there is increasing public concern over whether RFR poses a cancer risk. Such is the depth of feeling on the issue that it has led to a spate of arson attacks on phone masts and assaults on telecommunications engineers.By 1 estimate, 20% of the US population believe that their cell phones cause cancer and that the government covers up harmful effects of RFR. 1 Such beliefs are passionately held and widely evangelized, despite being unrealistic. The recent adoption of 5G technology has been met by an explosion of claims on social media asserting all manner of harm, including not only claims that it can cause cancer, but even outlandish and thoroughly debunked assertions that 5G towers could cause COVID-19. 2 For cell phones, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and 5G, however, claims that these RFR sources can induce cancer are the most routinely invoked. For clinicians and scientists in cancer, it is important to understand the current evidence base.IMPORTANCE Concerns over radiofrequency radiation (RFR) and carcinogenesis have long existed, and the advent of 5G mobile technology has seen a deluge of claims asserting that the new standard and RFR in general may be carcinogenic. For clinicians and researchers in the field, it is critical to address patient concerns on the topic and to be familiar with the existent evidence base.OBSERVATIONS This review considers potential biophysical mechanisms of cancer induction, elucidating mechanisms of electromagnetically induced DNA damage and placing RFR in appropriate context on the electromagnetic spectrum. The existent epidemiological evidence in humans and laboratory animals to date on the topic is also reviewed and discussed. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCEThe evidence from these combined strands strongly indicates that claims of an RFR-cancer link are not supported by the current evidence base. Much of the research to date, however, has been undermined by methodological shortcomings, and there is a need for higher-quality future research endeavors. Finally, the role of fringe science and unsubstantiated claims in patient and public perception on this topic is highly relevant and must be carefully considered.

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Mobile phone use and brain tumours in the CERENAT case-control study

Abstract: These additional data support previous findings concerning a possible association between heavy mobile phone use and brain tumours.

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Exposição a radiações eletromagnéticas não ionizantes da telefonia celular e sintomas psiquiátricos

Exposição a radiações eletromagnéticas não ionizantes da telefonia celular e sintomas psiquiátricos

Mobile phone radiation causes brain tumors and should be classified as a probable human carcinogen (2A) (Review)

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