MOBI-KIDS: Childhood Brain Tumor Risk & Mobile Phone Use Study

Bron: www.saferemr.com/2013/05/mobi-kids-childhood-brain-tumor-risk.html .
10 mei 2013

Brain tumors are the second most common cancer in young people under 20 years of age. The incidence has been increasing recently. (1)

CEFALO, a small, four-country, case-control study of brain tumors in children, found in a subgroup for whom phone company data were available that brain tumor risk was related to the number of years the children had a mobile phone subscription. The study found elevated risks (though not statistically significant) for children who used mobile phones in three of the four countries (Denmark, Sweden and Switzerland), but not in Norway or overall. The study had 352 young people 7-19 years of age with brain tumors and 646 healthy young people. (2)

In a case-control study, persons who have developed a disease are identified and their past exposure to potential etiological factors is compared to persons who do not have the disease. (1)

MOBI-KIDS is a large, 16-country, case-control study that will evaluate the association between mobile phone and other communication technology use, other environmental exposures, and the risk of brain tumors in young people. MOBI-KIDS will include about 2.000 young people 10-24 years of age with brain tumors and about 4.000 healthy young people. Results will be available in 2015/2016. (3)

Just like the INTERPHONE study which examined brain tumors in adults, Canada is participating in the MOBI-KIDS study, but the U.S. is not. (4)

Why has the U.S. failed to participate in these international studies? Why does the U.S. fund so little research on the health risks of exposure to electromagnetic radiation?

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References

(1) Frequently Asked Questions | MOBI-KIDS. www.mbkds.com/frequently-asked-questions-0

(2) Aydin D., et al. Mobile phone use and brain tumors in children and adolescents: a multicenter case-control study.J Natl Cancer Inst. 2011 Aug 17;103(16):1264-76. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djr244. Epub 2011 Jul 27. jnci.oxfordjournals.org/content/103/16/1264.long

(3) Welcome | MOBI-KIDS: Study on Communication Technology, Environment, and Brain Tumours in Young People. www.mbkds.com/home

(4) Partners | MOBI-KIDS. http://www.mbkds.com/list-of-partners



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