Mobile phone use and risk of acoustic neuroma: Results of the Interphone case-control study in five North European countries

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 842-848

  Schoemaker, M J ^a   Swerdlow, A J ^a   Ahlbom, A ^b   Auvinen, A ^c,j   Blaasaas, K G ^d   Cardis, E ^e   Christensen, H Collatz ^f   Feychting, M ^b   Hepworth, S J ^g   Johansen, C ^f   Klaeboe L ^h   Lonn S ^b   McKinney, P A ^g   Muir, K ⁱ   Raitanen, J ^j   Salminen, T ^c   Thomsen, J ^k   Tynes, T ^h,l  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

^d Forsvarsnett   (Norway)

^e INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^f INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^h CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^j UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^k UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^l NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

more..

Author keywords

Acoustic; Aetiology; Epidemiology; Neuroma; Telephone

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TELEPHONE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELLULAR PHONE; EUROPE; HUMANS; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 27144474781     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602764     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. Advisory Group on Non-ionising Radiation (AGNIR) (2003) Health effects from radiofrequency electromagnetic fields: report of an independent Advisory Group of Non-Ionising Radiation. Doc NRPB 14: 1-177
2. Ahlbom A, Green A, Kheifets L, Savitz D, Swerdlow A (2004) Epidemiology of health effects of radiofrequency exposure. Environ Health Perspect 112: 1741-1754
3. Boice JD, McLaughlin JK (2002) Epidemiologic Studies of Cellular Telephones and Cancer Risk - a Review. Stockholm: Swedish Radiation Protection Authority
4. Cardis E, Kilkenny M (1999) International case-control study of adult brain, head and neck tumours: results of the feasibility study. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 83: 179-183
5. Christensen HC, Schuz J, Kosteljanetz M, Poulsen HS, Thomsen J, Johansen C (2004) Cellular telephone use and risk of acoustic neuroma. Am J Epidemiol 159: 277-283
6. Dimbylow P, Mann SJ (1999) Characterisation of energy deposition in the head from cellular phones. Radiat Protect Dosimetry 83: 139-141
7. Editorial (1996) Number of cellular subscribers in West European countries, 1984-1995. Mobile Commun 188
8. Hardell L, Mild KH, Carlberg M (2003) Further aspects on cellular and cordless telephones and brain tumours. Int J Oncol 22: 399-407
9. Hardell L, Nasman A, Pahlson A, Hallquist A, Hansson MK (1999) Use of cellular telephones and the risk for brain tumours: a case-control study. Int J Oncol 15: 113-116
10. Health Council of the Netherlands (2002) Mobile Telephones: An Evaluation of Health Effects. The Hague: Health Council of the Netherlands
11. Independent Expert Group on Mobile Phones (IEGMP) (2000) Mobile Phones and Health. Chilton, Didcot: National Radiological Protection Board
12. Inskip PD, Tarone RE, Hatch EE, Wilcosky TC, Shapiro WR, Selker RG, Fine HA, Black PM, Loeffler JS, Linet MS (2001) Cellular-telephone use and brain tumors. N Engl J Med 344: 79-86
13. Johansen C, Boice Jr J, McLaughlin J, Olsen J (2001) Cellular telephones and cancer - a nationwide cohort study in Denmark. J Natl Cancer Inst 93: 203-207
14. Lahkola A, Salminen T, Auvinen A (2005) Selection bias due to differential participation in a case-control study of mobile phone use and brain tumors. Ann Epidem 15: 321-325
15. Lönn S, Ahlbom A, Hall P, Feychting M (2004) Mobile phone use and the risk of acoustic neuroma. Epidemiology 15: 653-659
16. Muscat JE, Malkin MG, Shore RE, Thompson S, Neugut AI, Stellman SD, Bruce J (2002) Handheld cellular telephones and risk of acoustic neuroma. Neurology 58: 1304-1306
17. National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB) (2004) Mobile phones and health 2004; report by the board of NRPB. Doc NRPB 15: 1-114
18. Parslow RC, Hepworth SJ, McKinney PA (2003) Recall of past use of mobile phone handsets. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 106: 233-240
19. Preston DL, Ron E, Yonehara S, Kobuke T, Fujii H, Kishikawa M, Tokunaga M, Tokuoka S, Mabuchi K (2002) Tumors of the nervous system and pituitary gland associated with atomic bomb radiation exposure. J Natl Cancer Inst 94: 1555-1563
20. Ron E, Modan B, Boice Jr JD, Alfandary E, Stovall M, Chetrit A, Katz L (1988) Tumors of the brain and nervous system after radiotherapy in childhood. N Engl J Med 319: 1033-1039
21. Rothman KJ (2000) Epidemiological evidence on health risks of cellular telephones. Lancet 356: 1837-1840
22. Rothman KJ (2001) Re: Cellular telephones and risk of brain tumours. Lancet 357: 961
23. Rothman KJ, Loughlin JE, Funch DP, Dreyer NA (1996) Overall mortality of cellular telephone customers. Epidemiology 7: 303-305
24. StataCorp (2003) Stata Statistical Software: Release 8.0. Texas: Stata Corporation: College Station
25. Stukel TA, Demidenko E, Dykes J, Karagas MR (2001) Two-stage methods for the analysis of pooled data. Stat Med 20: 2115-2130
26. Thomsen J, Tos M (1990) Acoustic neuroma: clinical aspects, audio-vestibular assessment, diagnostic delay, and growth rate. Am J Otol 11: 12-19
27. Warren HG, Prevatt AA, Daly KA, Antonelli PJ (2003) Cellular telephone use and risk of intratemporal facial nerve tumor. Laryngoscope 113: 663-667