Mobile phone use and incidence of glioma in the nordic countries 1979-2008: Consistency check

Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 301-307

  Deltour, Isabelle ^a,b   Auvinen, Anssi ^c,d   Feychting, Maria ^e   Johansen, Christoffer ^b   Klaeboe, Lars ^f,g   Sankila, Risto ^h   Schüz, Joachim ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^b DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^d STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^f NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

^g CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^h Institute for Statistical and Epidemiological Cancer Research   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CELLULAR PHONE; DENMARK; FEMALE; FINLAND; GLIOMA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857037031     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: 15315487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e3182448295     Document Type: Article

References (41)

1. Official Statistics of Finland (OSF). Telecommunications-e-publication. 2006, Table 6. Number of mobile phone subscriptions and number of subscriptions per 100 population in 1980, 1985 and 1990-2006. Available at: Http://www.stat.fi/til/tvie/2006/tvie-2006-2007-06-05-tau-006-en.html. Accessed March 1, 2011.
2. IT-og Telestyrelsen, Post-og Teletilsynet, Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority, Post & Telestyrelsen, The Post and Telecom Administration in Iceland. Telecommunication Markets in the Nordic countries. Available at: Http://www.itst.dk/statistik/Telestatistik/International% 20Statistik/Telecommunication%20markets%20in%20the%20Nordic% 20countries%202009.pdf. Accessed March 1, 2011.
3. IT-og Telestyrelsen, Post-og Teletilsynet, Post og Fjarskipastofnun, Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority, Post & Telestyrelsen. Competition and regulation in the Nordic mobile markets. Available at: Http://www.itst.dk/Members/heidi/english/publications-1/nordiskmobilrapport- competition-And-regulation-in-the-nordic-mobile-markets/ Nordisk%20mobilrapport- %20Competition%20and%20regulation%20 in%20the%20Nordic%20mobile%20markets.pdf. Accessed March 1, 2011.
4. Engholm G, Ferlay J, Christensen N, et al. NORDCAN: Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Prevalence and Survival in the Nordic Countries, Version 4.0. Available at: Http://www.ancr.nu. Accessed March 1, 2011.
5. Ahlbom A, Feychting M, Green A, Kheifets L, Savitz DA, Swerdlow AJ. Epidemiologic evidence on mobile phones and tumor risk: A review. Epidemiology. 2009;20:639-652.
6. Hardell LO, Carlberg M, Soderqvist F, Mild KH, Morgan LL. Long-term use of cellular phones and brain tumours -increased risk associated with use for -or -10 years. Occup Environ Med. 2007;64:626-632. (Pubitemid 47345258)
7. Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR). Health Effects of Exposure to EMF. Available at: Http:// ec.europa.eu/health/ph-risk/committees/04-scenihr/scenihr-opinions-en.htm. Accessed March 1, 2011.
8. Baan R, Grosse Y, Lauby-Secretan B, et al. Carcinogenicity of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields. Lancet Oncol. 2011;12:624-626.
9. Deltour I, Johansen C, Auvinen A, Feychting M, Klaeboe L, Schuz J. Time trends in brain tumor incidence rates in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden, 1974-2003. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2009;101:1721-1724.
10. Inskip PD, Hoover RN, Devesa SS. Brain cancer incidence trends in relation to cellular telephone use in the United States. Neuro Oncol. 2010;12:1147-1151.
11. Kohler BA, Ward E, McCarthy BJ, et al. Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, 1975-2007, featuring tumors of the brain and other nervous system. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2011;103:714-736.
12. de Vocht F, Burstyn I, Cherrie JW. Time trends (1998 -2007) in brain cancer incidence rates in relation to mobile phone use in England. Bioelectromagnetics. 2011;32:334-339.
13. Dreyer NA, Loughlin JE, Rothman KJ. Cause-specific mortality in cellular telephone users. JAMA. 1999;282:1814-1816.
14. Schuz J, Jacobsen R, Olsen JH, Boice JD Jr., McLaughlin JK, Johansen C. Cellular telephone use and cancer risk: Update of a nationwide Danish cohort. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2006;98:1707-1713. (Pubitemid 44942708)
15. Hardell L, Nasman A, Pahlson A, Hallquist A, Hansson MK. Use of cellular telephones and the risk for brain tumours: A case-control study. Int J Oncol. 1999;15:113-116.
16. Muscat JE, Malkin MG, Thompson S, et al. Handheld cellular telephone use and risk of brain cancer. JAMA. 2000;284:3001-3007. (Pubitemid 32014736)
17. Inskip PD, Tarone RE, Hatch EE, et al. Cellular-telephone use and brain tumors. N Engl J Med. 2001;344:79-86. (Pubitemid 32052496)
18. Auvinen A, Hietanen M, Luukkonen R, Koskela RS. Brain tumors and salivary gland cancers among cellular telephone users. Epidemiology. 2002;13:356-359. (Pubitemid 34415858)
19. Hardell L, Mild KH, Carlberg M. Case-control study on the use of cellular and cordless phones and the risk for malignant brain tumours. Int J Radiat Biol. 2002;78:931-936. (Pubitemid 35216516)
20. Hardell L, Carlberg M, Mild KH. Case-control study of the association between the use of cellular and cordless telephones and malignant brain tumors diagnosed during 2000-2003. Environ Res. 2005;100:232-241.
21. Cardis E, Richardson L, Deltour I, et al. The INTERPHONE study: Design, epidemiological methods, and description of the study population. Eur J Epidemiol. 2007;22:647-664. (Pubitemid 47402436)
22. Hardell L, Carlberg M, Mild KH. Pooled analysis of two case-control studies on use of cellular and cordless telephones and the risk for malignant brain tumours diagnosed in 1997-2003. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2006;79:630-639. (Pubitemid 44227704)
23. Mild KH, Hardell L, Carlberg M. Pooled analysis of two Swedish case-control studies on the use of mobile and cordless telephones and the risk of brain tumours diagnosed during 1997-2003. Int J Occup Saf Ergon. 2007;13:63-71.
24. Hardell L, Carlberg M. Mobile phones, cordless phones and the risk for brain tumours. Int J Oncol. 2009;35:5-17.
25. Interphone Study Group. Brain tumour risk in relation to mobile telephone use: Results of the INTERPHONE international case-control study. Int J Epidemiol. 2010;39:675-694.
26. Hardell L, Carlberg M, Soderqvist F, Mild KH. Re: Time trends in brain tumor incidence rates in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden, 1974-2003. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2010;102:740-741.
27. Deltour I, Johansen C, Auvinen A, Feychting M, Klaeboe L, Schuz J. Response: Re: Time trends in brain tumor incidence rates in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden, 1974-2003. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2010; 102:742-743.
28. Kim HJ, Fay MP, Feuer EJ, Midthune DN. Permutation tests for joinpoint regression with applications to cancer rates. Stat Med. 2000; 19:335-351. (Pubitemid 30070608)
29. Vrijheid M, Richardson L, Armstrong BK, et al. Quantifying the impact of selection bias caused by nonparticipation in a case-control study of mobile phone use. Ann Epidemiol. 2009;19:33-41.
30. Engholm G, Ferlay J, Christensen N, et al. NORDCAN-A Nordic tool for cancer information, planning, quality control and research. Acta Oncol. 2010;49:725-736.
31. Frei P, Poulsen AH, Johansen C, Olsen JH, Steding-Jessen M, Schuz J. Use of mobile phones and risk of brain tumours: Update of Danish cohort study. BMJ. 2011;343:d6387.
32. Vrijheid M, Deltour I, Krewski D, Sanchez M, Cardis E. The effects of recall errors and of selection bias in epidemiologic studies of mobile phone use and cancer risk. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2006;16:371-384. (Pubitemid 44086638)
33. Vrijheid M, Cardis E, Armstrong BK, et al. Validation of short term recall of mobile phone use for the Interphone study. Occup Environ Med. 2006;63:237-243.
34. Vrijheid M, Armstrong BK, Bedard D, et al. Recall bias in the assessment of exposure to mobile phones. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2009;19:369-381.
35. Hardell L, Carlberg M, Soderqvist F, Hansson MK. Meta-Analysis of long-term mobile phone use and the association with brain tumours. Int J Oncol. 2008;32:1097-1103.
36. Kan P, Simonsen SE, Lyon JL, Kestle JR. Cellular phone use and brain tumor: A meta-Analysis. J Neurooncol. 2008;86:71-78. (Pubitemid 350263435)
37. Myung SK, Ju W, McDonnell DD, et al. Mobile phone use and risk of tumors: A meta-Analysis. J Clin Oncol. 2009;27:5565-5572.
38. Aydin D, Feychting M, Schuz J, et al. Mobile phone use and brain tumors in children and adolescents: A multicenter case-control study. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2011;103:1264-1276.
39. Larsen IK, Smastuen M, Johannesen TB, et al. Data quality at the Cancer Registry of Norway: An overview of comparability, completeness, validity and timeliness. Eur J Cancer. 2009;45:1218-1231.
40. Teppo L, Pukkala E, Lehtonen M. Data quality and quality control of a population-based cancer registry. Experience in Finland. Acta Oncol. 1994;33:365-369. (Pubitemid 24207996)
41. Barlow L, Westergren K, Holmberg L, Talback M. The completeness of the Swedish Cancer Register -A sample survey for year 1998. Acta Oncol. 2008;1-7.