Study type:
Epidemiological study
(observational study)
Synoptic Analysis of Epidemiologic Evidence of Brain Cancer Risks from Mobile Communication
epidem.
By:
Leitgeb N
Published in: J Electromagn Anal 2014; 6 (14): 413-424
Aim of study (acc. to author)
Further details
Following 30 studies were included: Inskip et al. 2001, Auvinen et al. 2002, Christensen et al. 2004, Lönn et al. 2004, Lönn et al. 2005, Hardell et al. 2005, Schoemaker et al. 2005, Hardell et al. 2006, Hepworth et al. 2006, Lönn et al. 2006, Lönn et al. 2006, Schüz et al. 2006, Sadetzki et al. 2007, Schlehofer et al. 2007, Takebayashi et al. 2008, Klaeboe et al. 2007, Hours et al. 2007, Lahkola et al. 2007, Lahkola et al. 2008, Interphone Study Group 2010, Hardell et al. 2011, Interphone Study Group 2011, Sato et al. 2011, Swerdlow al. 2011, Hardell et al. 2013, Hardell et al. 2013, Hardell et al. 2013, Hardell et al. 2013, Moon et al. 2014, and Petterson et al. 2014.
Endpoint/type of risk estimation
Exposure
Population
Results (acc. to author)
The relation between odds ratios reported in the publications and 1) number of exposed cases, 2) ratio of the number of controls and the number of cases, 3) year of publication, 4) the cumulated years of use, 5) cumulated call time and 6) cumulated number of calls were presented in figures.
Two quite different data pools could be identified with numerous studies from one single research group (Swedish Hardell group) opposing all other national and international studies.
It could be shown that with the increasing number of exposed cases both data pools exhibit a clear trend of risk estimates (odds ratios) towards a reduced cancer risk (OR 0.8).
Overall, the synoptic analysis supports reassuring rather than alarming conclusions on health risks from mobile telecommunication.
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