Medical exposure to ionising radiation and the risk of brain tumours: Interphone study group, Germany.
Eur J Cancer
; 43(13): 1990-8, 2007 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-17689954
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The role of exposure to low doses of ionising radiation in the aetiology of brain tumours has yet to be clarified. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between medically or occupationally related exposure to ionising radiation and brain tumours.METHODS:
We used self-reported medical and occupational data collected during the German part of a multinational case-control study on mobile phone use and the risk of brain tumours (Interphone study) for the analyses.RESULTS:
For any exposure to medical ionising radiation we found odds ratios (ORs) of 0.63 (95% confidence interval (CI)=0.48-0.83), 1.08 (95% CI=0.80-1.45) and 0.97 (95% CI=0.54-1.75) for glioma, meningioma and acoustic neuroma, respectively. Elevated ORs were found for meningioma (OR 2.32, 95% CI 0.90-5.96) and acoustic neuroma (OR 6.45, 95% CI 0.62-67.16) for radiotherapy to the head and neck regions.CONCLUSION:
We did not find any significant increased risk of brain tumours for exposure to medical ionising radiation.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Encefálicas
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Exposição Ocupacional
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Telefone Celular
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Neoplasias Induzidas por Radiação
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article