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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

Other types of cancer 58 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
Inskip PD et al. 2003 - men, women 1974 - 1998 USA Augen-Melanom mobile phone, mobile communications, also other exposures without EMF
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
Wolf R et al. 2004 - men, women July 1997 - June 1998 Israel all cancer mobile communications, mobile phone base station, TDMA, residential
Gao H et al. 2019 - - 2004 - 2015 UK all cancer mobile communications, TETRA/TETRAPOL, occupational
Zaki AM et al. 2020 meta-analysis children, 0–15 years - Iran, Italy, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, Canada, USA, New Zealand all childhood cancer, childhood leukemia mobile communications, mobile phone, mobile phone base station, microwaves, cordless phone, RF field, Radio/TV transmitter, electric field, magnetic field, PC/TV monitor, low frequency, power transmission line, EMF general, laptop/tablet, residential, co-exposure
Sadetzki S et al. 2008 case-control study men, women, ≥ 18 years January 2001 - December 2003 Israel benign and malignant parotid gland tumors mobile communications, analog mobile phone, digital mobile phone, personal
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
Auvinen A et al. 2002 case-control study men, women, 20–69 years 1996 Finland brain tumor, salivary gland cancer mobile communications, analog mobile phone, digital mobile phone, personal
Eger H et al. 2009 preliminary study men, women, children, ≥ 10 years 2000 - 2007 Germany brain tumor, thyroid cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, lung cancer, liver cancer, prostate cancer, kidney cancer, ovarian carcinoma, melanoma, childhood brain/CNS tumor, other childhood cancer mobile communications, mobile phone base station, residential
Balekouzou A et al. 2017 case-control study women 2003 - 2015 Central African Republic breast cancer mobile phone, mobile communications, also other exposures without EMF, not extractable
Shih YW et al. 2020 case-control study women, ≥ 20 years 2017 - 2018 Taiwan breast cancer mobile communications, mobile phone
Rodrigues NCP et al. 2021 ecological study men, women - Brazil breast cancer, all cancer, cervix cancer, lung cancer and esophagus cancer mobile communications, mobile phone base station
Stewart A et al. 2012 - men, women, 20–80 years 1975 - 2010 UK breast cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, non-melanoma skin cancer, all cancer mobile phone base station, mobile communications, residential
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
Elliott P et al. 2010 case-control study children, 0–4 years 1999 - 2001 Great Britain childhood leukemia, childhood lymphoma, childhood brain/CNS tumor, all childhood cancer mobile communications, mobile phone base station, GSM, residential
Duan Y et al. 2011 case-control study men, women, 7–80 years January 1993 - March 2010 China epithelial parotid gland tumors and mucoepidermoid carcinomas mobile communications, analog mobile phone, digital mobile phone, personal
Momoli F et al. 2017 case-control study men, women, 30–59 years 2001 - 2004 Canada glioma, meningioma and acoustic neuroma, parotid gland tumor mobile phone, mobile communications
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
Frei P et al. 2011 cohort study men, women, ≥ 30 years 1990 - 2007 Denmark glioma, meningioma, other/unspecified brain tumor, cancers related to smoking, all cancer mobile communications, mobile phone
Cao X et al. 2022 meta-analysis - - - glioma, thyroid cancer, headache, ADHD, dry eye disease, damage to the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier, serum S100B protein level mobile communications, mobile phone, also other exposures without EMF
Gao Y et al. 2023 case-control study men, women - Finnland gutartige Speicheldrüsen-Tumor mobile communications, mobile phone, also other exposures without EMF
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
Warren HG et al. 2003 case-control study men, women, ≥ 18 years July 1995 - July 2000 USA intratemporal facial nerve tumor mobile communications, analog mobile phone, digital mobile phone, cordless phone, personal
Schüz J et al. 2006 cohort study men, women, ≥ 18 years January 1982 - December 1995, followed up through December 2002 Denmark leukemia and lymphoma, acoustic neuromas, salivary gland tumors, eye tumors, and all other cancers mobile communications, analog mobile phone, digital mobile phone, GSM, NMT, mobile phone, personal
Atzmon I et al. 2012 case-control study men, women 1989 - 2007 Israel leukemia and lymphoma, brain tumor, breast cancer, colorectal, lung, uterine, liver, stomach, ovarian, pancreas, prostate, cervix, and bladder cancer, all cancer mobile phone base station, mobile communications, Radio/TV transmitter, wireless transmitter, residential, also other exposures without EMF
Dode AC et al. 2011 ecological study men, women 1996 - 2006 Brazil leukemia and lymphoma, brain tumor, breast cancer, malignant melanoma, kidney cancer, ovary cancer, pancreas cancer, bladder cancer, prostate cancer mobile communications, mobile phone base station, residential
Choi YJ et al. 2020 meta-analysis men, women 1994 - 2010 Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, UK, Germany, France, Switzerland, Israel, USA, Japan, Thailand leukemia and lymphoma, brain tumor, parotid gland tumor, uveal melanoma mobile communications, mobile phone
Johansen C et al. 2001 cohort study men, women, ≥ 18 years January 1982 - December 1995 Denmark leukemia and lymphoma, brain tumor, salivary gland cancer and other cancers mobile communications, analog mobile phone, digital mobile phone, GSM, NMT, personal
Peleg M et al. 2023 - men, women 2019 - 2021 Israel leukemia and lymphoma, sarkoma mobile communications, radar, wireless transmitter, occupational
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
Meyer M et al. 2006 ecological study men, women 2002 - 2003 Germany leukemia, brain tumor, breast cancer, thyroid gland tumor, and other types mobile communications, digital mobile phone, mobile phone base station, residential
Czerninski R et al. 2011 - men, women 1970 - 2006 Israel major salivary gland cancer: parotid gland cancer, submandibular gland cancer, sublingual gland cancer mobile phone, mobile communications, personal
Hardell L et al. 2011 case-control study men, women, 20–77 years 2000 - 2003 Sweden malignant melanoma in the head and neck region mobile phone, mobile communications, cordless phone, personal, also other exposures without EMF
Johansen C et al. 2002 cohort study men, women 1943 - 1996 Denmark malignant melanoma of the eye mobile communications, analog mobile phone, digital mobile phone, personal
Shu X et al. 2012 - men, women, ≥ 20 years 1970 - 2009 Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Island malignant parotid gland tumor, all malignant salivary gland tumors mobile phone, mobile communications, personal
De Roos AJ et al. 2001 case-control study men, women, children, 0–18 years 1992 - 1994 USA and Canada neuroblastoma mobile communications, mobile phone, mobile phone base station, Radio/TV transmitter, radar, RF field, magnetic field, low frequency, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, high volt./current device/welder, occupational, also other exposures without EMF
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
Myung SK et al. 2009 meta-analysis men, women, 18–90 years 1994 - 2004 Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Israel, USA, Japan non-Hodgkin lymphoma, malignant and benign brain tumors (glioma, meningioma, pituitary tumor, acoustic neuroma, intratemporal facial nerve tumor), uveal melanoma, salivary gland tumor, malignant and benign parotid gland tumors, testicular cancers (seminoma and nonseminoma) mobile communications, analog mobile phone, digital mobile phone, 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 2011 - men, women 1986 - 2008 UK parotid cancer (malignant neoplasms of the parotid gland and for other and unspecified major salivary glands) mobile communications, mobile phone, personal
Karipidis K et al. 2021 - men, women 1982 - 2016 Australia parotid gland cancer and other types of salivary gland cancers mobile communications, mobile phone
Lönn S et al. 2006 case-control study men, women, 20–69 years September 2000 - August 2002 Denmark, Sweden parotid gland tumor NMT, mobile communications, mobile phone, analog mobile phone, digital mobile phone, GSM, personal
Al-Qahtani K 2016 case-control study men, women, ≥ 18 years 1996 - 2013 Saudi-Arabia parotid gland tumor mobile phone, mobile communications
de Siqueira EC et al. 2017 meta-analysis men, women 1993 - 2010 Denmark and Sweden, China, Israel parotid gland tumor mobile phone, mobile communications
Shen SY et al. 2018 cohort study men, women 2007 - 2017 China salivary gland tumor mobile communications, mobile phone
Söderqvist F et al. 2012 case-control study men, women, 22–80 years 2000 - 2003 Sweden salivary gland tumor, parotid gland tumor analog mobile phone, digital mobile phone, mobile communications, cordless phone
Vijayan K et al. 2023 meta-analysis men, women - Finland, China, Sweden, Denmark, Israel salivary gland tumors mobile communications, mobile phone
Hardell L et al. 2004 case-control study men, women, 21–80 years 1994 - 1999 Sweden salivary gland tumour mobile communications, analog mobile phone, digital mobile phone, GSM, NMT, cordless phone, personal
Poulsen AH et al. 2013 cohort study men, women, ≥ 30 years 1990 - 2007 Denmark skin cancer: melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma mobile phone, mobile communications, personal
López I et al. 2021 - men, women 2019 Spain sleep duration, time to fall asleep, nightmares, headache, dizziness, fainting, tachycardia and tiredness, all cancer mobile communications, mobile phone base station, UMTS, GSM, CDMA, LTE, DECT, RF field, Bluetooth, W-LAN/WiFi