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Mobile phone related articles are

Please note that a publication can be assigned to several endpoints, i.e. the sum of publications from the individual thematic points and subpoints can be greater than the total sum of actual publications.

Epidemiological studies on mobile communications

403 studies in total
  1. Brain cancer
    135 studies
  2. Other
    135 studies
  3. Hypersensitivity/well-being/subjective complaints
    112 studies
  4. Other types of cancer
    58 studies
  5. Leukemia/lymphoma
    20 studies

Brain cancer 135 studies in total

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Authors Year Study type Study group Observation period Study location Endpoints Parameters
Authors Year Study type Study group Observation period Study location Endpoints Parameters
Bortkiewicz A et al. 2017 meta-analysis men, women 1994 - 2009 Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Israel, USA, Japan glioma, meningioma, acoustic neuroma, intracranial tumors: salivary gland tumor, facial tumor, uveal melanoma mobile phone, analog mobile phone, digital mobile phone, mobile communications
Prasad M et al. 2017 meta-analysis men, women - Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Germany, United Kingdom, France, USA, Japan glioma, meningioma, acoustic neuroma mobile phone, mobile communications, analog mobile phone, digital mobile phone, cordless phone
Hardell L et al. 2009 meta-analysis men, women - Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Germany, France, UK, Israel, USA, Japan non-Hodgkin lymphoma, glioma, meningioma, acoustic neuroma, salivary gland tumors, testicular cancer, malignant melanoma of the eye, intratemporal facial nerve tumor mobile communications, analog mobile phone, digital mobile phone, GSM, NMT, cordless phone, personal
Hardell L et al. 2008 meta-analysis men, women - Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Germany, France, UK, USA, Japan glioma, acoustic neuroma and meningioma mobile communications, analog mobile phone, digital mobile phone, GSM, NMT, mobile phone, personal
Leitgeb N 2015 - men, women - Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Germany, France, UK, USA, Japan glioma mobile phone, mobile communications
Chen F et al. 2021 meta-analysis men, women, 16–80 years 1994 - 2009 Sweden, USA, Finland, France, Denmark, UK, Germany, Norway, Italy, Israel, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Canada meningioma mobile communications, mobile phone, cordless phone
Röösli M et al. 2007 ecological study men, women 1969 - 2002 Switzerland brain tumor mobile communications, analog mobile phone, digital mobile phone, personal
Li CY et al. 2012 case-control study children, 0–15 years 2003 - 2007 Taiwan childhood leukemia, brain tumor, all childhood cancer and benign neoplasms mobile phone base station, mobile communications, residential
Hsu MH et al. 2013 - men, women 2000 - 2009 Taiwan malignant neoplasm in the brain mobile phone, mobile communications, personal
Uddin M et al. 2023 - men, women 2000 - 2019 Taiwan malignant neoplasm in the brain mobile communications, mobile phone
Bayatli E et al. 2022 - men, women, ≥ 18 years 2017 - 2020 Turkey glioma mobile communications, mobile phone
Hepworth SJ et al. 2006 case-control study men, women, 18–69 years December 2000 - June 2003, partly until February 2004 UK glioma analog mobile phone, digital mobile phone, mobile communications, personal
Nelson PD et al. 2006 - men, women 1979 - 2001 UK acoustic neuroma, other benign cranial nerve neoplasms mobile communications, analog mobile phone, digital mobile phone, personal
Schoemaker MJ et al. 2009 case-control study men, women, 18–59 years December 2000 - February 2005 UK pituitary tumor mobile communications, analog mobile phone, digital mobile phone, personal
de Vocht F et al. 2011 - men, women, children 1998 - 2007 UK malignant brain cancer (mainly glioma), childhood brain/CNS tumor digital mobile phone, mobile communications, personal
Benson VS et al. 2013 cohort study women, ≥ 50 years 1996 - 2009, baseline survey on mobile phone use 1999 - 2005, follow-up in 2009 UK non-Hodgkin lymphoma, myeloma, and leukaemia, glioma, meningioma, pituitary tumor, acoustic neuroma, breast cancer, other head and neck tumors; cancer of oesophagus, stomach, colon, rectum, pancreas, lung, melanoma, cancer of endometrium, ovary, kidney, bladder, eye, and thyroid mobile phone, mobile communications, personal
de Vocht F 2016 - men, women 1985 - 2014 UK glioma, glioblastoma, malignant neoplasms of the temporal lobe and parietal lobe mobile phone, mobile communications
Philips A et al. 2018 - men, women 1995 - 2015 UK brain tumor mobile communications, mobile phone, magnetic field, also other exposures without EMF
de Vocht F 2019 - men, women 1985 - 2005 UK glioblastoma mobile phone, mobile communications
de Vocht F 2021 - men, women 1996 - 2017 UK brain tumor, cancer of the parotid gland, cancer of the thyroid gland, cancer of the colon and rectum mobile communications, mobile phone
Schüz J et al. 2022 - women, 50–79 years 2001 - 2015 UK glioma, glioblastoma, meningioma, pituitary tumor and acoustic neuroma mobile communications, mobile phone
Dreyer NA et al. 1999 cohort study men, women 1994 USA leukemia, brain tumor, all cancer, cardiovascular diseases, mortality, motor vehicle collisions mobile communications, analog mobile phone, personal
Muscat JE et al. 2000 case-control study men, women, 18–80 years 1994 - 1998 USA brain tumor mobile communications, analog mobile phone, digital mobile phone, personal
Inskip PD et al. 2001 case-control study men, women, ≥ 18 years June 1994 - August 1998 USA glioma, meningioma, acoustic neuroma mobile communications, analog mobile phone, digital mobile phone, cordless phone, personal
Muscat JE et al. 2002 case-control study men, women, ≥ 18 years 1997-1999 USA acoustic neuroma mobile communications, mobile phone, personal
Muscat JE et al. 2006 cohort study men, women, ≥ 20 years 1973 - 2002 USA ganglioglioma mobile communications, analog mobile phone, digital mobile phone, personal
Lehrer S et al. 2011 - men, women 2000 - 2004 USA brain tumor mobile communications, mobile phone, personal
Inskip PD et al. 2010 - men, women, children 1977 - 2006 USA malignant brain tumor: glioma and other types, childhood brain/CNS tumor mobile communications, analog mobile phone, digital mobile phone, personal
Little MP et al. 2012 - men, women, ≥ 18 years 1997 - 2008 USA glioma mobile phone, mobile communications, personal
Han YY et al. 2012 case-control study men, women 1997 - 2007 USA vestibular schwannoma mobile phone, mobile communications, also other exposures without EMF
Withrow DR et al. 2021 - men, women, ≥ 20 years 2004 - 2017 USA nonmalignant meningioma and vestibular schwannoma mobile communications, mobile phone
Gurney JG et al. 2001 - men, women, children 1975 - 1997 USA brain tumor, central nervous system tumor, childhood brain/CNS tumor mobile communications, mobile phone, magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, low frequency, occupational, residential, also other exposures without EMF
Yang M et al. 2017 meta-analysis men, women, 15–80 years - USA, Denmark, Sweden, United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, Finland, Japan, France, Korea glioma mobile phone, mobile communications
Wang P et al. 2018 meta-analysis men, women, 18–80 years 1994 - 2007 USA, Korea, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, and the UK glioma mobile phone, mobile communications
Zhang Y et al. 2024 - men, women, 37–73 years - United Kingdom head and neck, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colorectum, anus and anal canal, liver, pancreas, lung, melanoma, nonmelanoma skin cancer, mesothelial and soft tissue, vulva, cervix, uterus, ovary, prostate, kidney, urinary tract, thyroid gland, brain/CNS/ intracranial cancer, glioma, breast cancer, overall cancer, leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma and multiple myeloma mobile communications, mobile phone