Note: This study found no significant biological effects under its experimental conditions. We include all studies for scientific completeness.
Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields Emitted from Base Stations of DECT Cordless Phones and the Risk of Glioma and Meningioma (Interphone Study Group, Germany).
Schuz J, Bohler E, Schlehofer B, Berg G, Schlaefer K, Hettinger I, Kunna-Grass K, Wahrendorf J, Blettner M. · 2006
View Original AbstractThis German study found no increased brain tumor risk from sleeping near DECT cordless phone base stations that emit continuous low-level RF.
Plain English Summary
German researchers studied 747 brain tumor patients and 1,494 healthy controls to see if sleeping near DECT cordless phone base stations increases brain tumor risk. They found no increased risk of glioma or meningioma brain tumors, with odds ratios of 0.82 and 0.83 respectively (values below 1.0 suggest slightly reduced risk). This provides initial evidence that low-level radiofrequency exposure from cordless phone base stations may not increase brain tumor risk.
Study Details
The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that exposure to continuous low-level radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF EMFs) increases the risk of glioma and meningioma
Participants in a population-based case-control study in Germany on the risk of brain tumors in rela...
Estimated odds ratios were 0.82 (95% confidence interval: 0.29-2.33) for glioma and 0.83 (0.29-2.36)...
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@article{j_2006_radiofrequency_electromagnetic_fields_emitted_3382,
author = {Schuz J and Bohler E and Schlehofer B and Berg G and Schlaefer K and Hettinger I and Kunna-Grass K and Wahrendorf J and Blettner M.},
title = {Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields Emitted from Base Stations of DECT Cordless Phones and the Risk of Glioma and Meningioma (Interphone Study Group, Germany).},
year = {2006},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/med/16808597},
}