Note: This study found no significant biological effects under its experimental conditions. We include all studies for scientific completeness.
Pituitary tumor risk in relation to mobile phone use: A case-control study.
Shrestha M, Raitanen J, Salminen T, Lahkola A, Auvinen A · 2015
View Original AbstractThis Finnish study found no pituitary tumor risk from mobile phone use, but lacked data on users with more than 10 years of exposure.
Plain English Summary
Finnish researchers studied whether mobile phone use increases the risk of pituitary tumors by comparing 80 tumor patients with 240 healthy controls. They found no increased risk of pituitary tumors from mobile phone use, even after 10 years of use. However, the study had limited data on very long-term users (beyond 10 years), so questions remain about potential risks from decades of use.
Study Details
The number of mobile phone users has grown rapidly, which has generated mounting public concern regarding possible health hazards. This study aims to assess pituitary tumor risk, as it has rarely been investigated.
A case-control study was conducted with 80 eligible cases identified from all five university hospi...
A reduced odds ratio was seen among regular mobile phone users [OR 0.39, 95% confidence interval (CI...
We found no excess risk associated with self-reported short- or medium-term use of mobile phones. This is consistent with most of the published studies. However, uncertainties remained for longer duration of use, as a very small proportion of study participants reported use beyond 10 years.
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@article{m_2015_pituitary_tumor_risk_in_3398,
author = {Shrestha M and Raitanen J and Salminen T and Lahkola A and Auvinen A},
title = {Pituitary tumor risk in relation to mobile phone use: A case-control study.},
year = {2015},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25982941/},
}