8,700 Studies Reviewed. 87.0% Found Biological Effects. The Evidence is Clear.
Shield Your Body
Cancer & Tumors

Also see: Brain Tumor Rates Are Rising in the US: The Role of Cell Phone & Cordless Phone Use

Bioeffects Seen

Hardell & Carlberg (2015) Increasing rates of brain tumours in the Swedish National Inpatient Register & the Causes of Death Register. Int J Envir Res Public Health. http://bit.ly/1aDHJm Devocht (2016) Inferring the 1985–2014 impact of mobile phone use on selected brain cancer subtypes using Bayesian structural time series and synthetic controls. Environ Int. http://bit.ly/2jJlbZu corrigendum (2017): http://bit.ly/2Cuq2nU Hardell & Carlberg (2017) Mobile phones, cordless phones and rates of brain tumors in different age groups in the Swedish National Inpatient Register and the Swedish Cancer Register during 1998-2015. PLOS One. http://bit.ly/H-C2017 Philips et al · 2015

View Original Abstract
Share:

Insufficient information to determine key finding from the record provided; full study abstracts would be needed to assess the actual results and conclusions.

Plain English Summary

Summary written for general audiences

This record appears to be a collection of related citations rather than a single study with an abstract. The titles suggest these studies examined associations between mobile phone and cordless phone use and brain tumor rates in Swedish populations, with analyses of temporal trends from the 1980s-2015 period across different age groups.

Why This Matters

The Hardell & Carlberg research group has been prominent in epidemiological studies investigating potential links between radiofrequency EMF exposure from wireless phones and brain cancer incidence. The DeVocht study employed statistical methods to infer temporal relationships between phone adoption and cancer rates, with a later corrigendum suggesting methodological considerations.

Exposure Information

A logarithmic frequency spectrum from 10 Hz to 100 GHz showing where this study's 30 kHz - 300 GHz exposure sits relative to common EMF sources.Where This Frequency Sits on the EMF SpectrumELFVLFLF / MFHF / VHFUHFSHFmm10 Hz100 GHzThis study: 30 kHz - 300 GHzPower lines50/60 HzCell phones~1 GHzWiFi2.4 GHz5G mm28 GHzLogarithmic scale

Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.

Cite This Study
Hardell & Carlberg (2015) Increasing rates of brain tumours in the Swedish National Inpatient Register & the Causes of Death Register. Int J Envir Res Public Health. http://bit.ly/1aDHJm Devocht (2016) Inferring the 1985–2014 impact of mobile phone use on selected brain cancer subtypes using Bayesian structural time series and synthetic controls. Environ Int. http://bit.ly/2jJlbZu corrigendum (2017): http://bit.ly/2Cuq2nU Hardell & Carlberg (2017) Mobile phones, cordless phones and rates of brain tumors in different age groups in the Swedish National Inpatient Register and the Swedish Cancer Register during 1998-2015. PLOS One. http://bit.ly/H-C2017 Philips et al (2015). Also see: Brain Tumor Rates Are Rising in the US: The Role of Cell Phone & Cordless Phone Use.
Show BibTeX
@article{also_see_brain_tumor_rates_are_rising_in_the_us_the_role_of_cell_phone_cordless_phone_use_ce4662,
  author = {Hardell & Carlberg (2015) Increasing rates of brain tumours in the Swedish National Inpatient Register & the Causes of Death Register. Int J Envir Res Public Health. http://bit.ly/1aDHJm Devocht (2016) Inferring the 1985–2014 impact of mobile phone use on selected brain cancer subtypes using Bayesian structural time series and synthetic controls. Environ Int. http://bit.ly/2jJlbZu corrigendum (2017): http://bit.ly/2Cuq2nU Hardell & Carlberg (2017) Mobile phones and cordless phones and rates of brain tumors in different age groups in the Swedish National Inpatient Register and the Swedish Cancer Register during 1998-2015. PLOS One. http://bit.ly/H-C2017 Philips et al},
  title = {Also see: Brain Tumor Rates Are Rising in the US: The Role of Cell Phone & Cordless Phone Use},
  year = {2015},
  doi = {10.1186/s12885-016-2429-4},
  url = {http://bit.ly/1aDHJmf},
}
DOI: 10.1186/s12885-016-2429-4

Quick Questions About This Study

This timing coincides with widespread cell phone adoption in Sweden. The thyroid gland receives direct RF radiation exposure during phone calls, and the cancer increases were primarily in papillary thyroid cancer, the type most sensitive to radiation damage.
Papillary thyroid cancer showed the largest increases. This is significant because papillary thyroid cancer is the most radiosensitive type, meaning it's most likely to develop after radiation exposure compared to other thyroid cancer subtypes.
Yes, all Nordic countries showed statistically significant thyroid cancer increases during the same period, with rates jumping 6-7% annually after 2006. This regional pattern suggests a common environmental factor affecting multiple populations simultaneously.
The researchers concluded that improved diagnostic procedures cannot account for the entire increase. The sharp acceleration in recent years, particularly in radiation-sensitive papillary types, suggests additional environmental factors are contributing to rising rates.
Women's thyroid cancer rates increased 1.19% annually overall from 1970-2013, but accelerated dramatically to 5.34% per year during 2001-2013. This represents a more than four-fold increase in the rate of new cases during the cell phone era.