The Intracranial Distribution of Gliomas in Relation to Exposure From Mobile Phones: Analyses From the INTERPHONE Study.
When investigating the association between brain tumors and use of mobile telephones, accurate data on tumor position are essential, due to the highly localized absorption of energy in the human brain from the radio-frequency fields emitted. We used a point process model to investigate this association using information that included tumor localization data from the INTERPHONE Study (Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom). Our main analysis included 792 regular mobile phone users diagnosed with a glioma between 2000 and 2004. Similar to earlier results, we found a statistically significant association between the intracranial distribution of gliomas and the self-reported location of the phone. When we accounted for the preferred side of the head not being exclusively used for all mobile phone calls, the results were similar. The association was independent of the cumulative call time and cumulative number of calls. However, our model used reported side of mobile phone use, which is potentially inﬂuenced by recall bias. The point process method provides an alternative to previously used epidemiologic research designs when one is including localization in the investigation of brain tumors and mobile phone use.
Kathrine
K
Grell
Kirsten
K
Frederiksen
Joachim
J
Schüz
Elisabeth
E
Cardis
Bruce
B
Armstrong
Jack
J
Siemiatycki
Daniel R
DR
Krewski
Mary L
ML
McBride
Christoffer
C
Johansen
Anssi
A
Auvinen
Martine
M
Hours
Maria
M
Blettner
Siegal
S
Sadetzki
Susanna
S
Lagorio
Naohito
N
Yamaguchi
Alistair
A
Woodward
Tore
T
Tynes
Maria
M
Feychting
Sarah J
SJ
Fleming
Anthony J
AJ
Swerdlow
Per K
PK
Andersen
D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D040421:Cell Phone / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015340:Epidemiologic Research Design; D005260:Female; D005910:Glioma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D060787:Neoplasm Grading; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000473:pathology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D047368:Tumor Burden
INTERPHONE Study; glioma; intracranial distribution; mobile telephones; radio-frequency electromagnetic fields; spatial point pattern