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Cell phone use and the risk of glioma: are case-control study findings consistent with Canadian time trends in cancer incidence?

Villeneuve, Paul J., Momoli, Franco, Parent, Marie-Élise, Siemiatycki, Jack, Turner, Michelle C., Krewski, Daniel·2021·Environmental Research
DOI 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111283
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Background There remains controversy as to whether cell phones cause cancer. We evaluated whether temporal changes in cell phone use and the incidence of glioma in Canada were consistent with the hypothesis of an increased risk. Design We used data from the Canadian Cancer Registry to calculate annual incidence rates for glioma between 1992 and 2015. The annual number of new cell phone subscribers was determined using national industry statistics. The number of newly diagnosed gliomas was compared to the predicted number by applying risks from epidemiological studies to age-specific population estimates. Specifically, we calculated the "predicted" number of incident gliomas by determining the annual prevalence of cell phone users and years of use. These estimates were multiplied by the corresponding risk estimates to determine the predicted number of gliomas. Results The number of cellular subscriptions in Canada increased from nil in the early-1980s to approximately 29.5 million in 2015. In contrast, age-standardized glioma incidence rates remained stable between 1992 and 2015. When applying risk estimates from i) a recent pooled analysis of Swedish case-control studies, ii) the 13 country INTERPHONE study, and iii) more recent results from data collected from the Canadian component of the INTERPHONE these risks overestimated the observed number of glioma cases diagnosed in Canada in 2015 by 50%, 86%, and 63%, respectively. Interpretation Predictions of glioma incidence coun…

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  1. 2013, Non-ionizing radiation, Part II: radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields [includes mobile telephones], vol. 102
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Authors
Villeneuve, P. J., Momoli, F., Parent, M.-É., Siemiatycki, J., Turner, M. C., & Krewski, D.
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Environmental Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2021-09
Volume
200
Pages
111283
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0013-9351
DOI
10.1016/j.envres.2021.111283
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16
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36
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en
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  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (RYC-2017-01892)
  • Generalitat de Catalunya
  • Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades
  • European Social Fund
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research

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Villeneuve, P. J., Momoli, F., Parent, M.-É., Siemiatycki, J., Turner, M. C., & Krewski, D. (2021). Cell phone use and the risk of glioma: are case-control study findings consistent with Canadian time trends in cancer incidence? Environmental Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.111283

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