Mobile phone use and incidence of brain tumour histological types, grading or anatomical location: a population-based ecological study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Some studies have reported increasing trends in certain brain tumours and a possible link with mobile phone use has been suggested. We examined the incidence time trends of brain tumour in Australia for three distinct time periods to ascertain the influence of improved diagnostic technologies and increase in mobile phone use on the incidence of brain tumours.

Design

In a population-based ecological study, we examined trends of brain tumour over the periods 1982-1992, 1993-2002 and 2003-2013. We further compared the observed incidence during the period of substantial mobile phone use (2003-2013) with predicted (modelled) incidence for the same period by applying various relative risks, latency periods and mobile phone use scenarios.

Setting

National Australia

SUBMITTER: Karipidis K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6292417 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature