Survey  (Epidemiological Study) Carcinogenicity of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields. review By: Baan R, Grosse Y, Lauby-Secretan B, El Ghissassi F, Bouvard V, Benbrahim-Tallaa L, Guha N, Islami F, Galichet L, Straif K Published in: Lancet Oncol 2011; 12 (7): 624 - 626 ( PubMed Entry , Journal web site ) Endpoints cancer: brain tumor (glioma, acoustic neuroma); carcinogenicity in rodents epidemiology: limited evidence for carcinogenicity based on one cohort study, 5 case-control studies and time trend studies; recall bias and selection bias guidelines/safety: IARC classification group 2B (possibly carcinogenic to humans) others: limited evidence for carcinogenicity in experimental animal studies others: weak evidence for biological mechanisms Exposure mobile communication system, mobile phone, cell phone base station, GSM, radio frequency field, Bluetooth, DECT, cordless phone, W-LAN/WiFi, Radio/TV transmitter, RF therapeutical/medical device, radar, personal exposure (Study character: epidemiological study, survey ) Glossary: acoustic neuroma, animal, base station, biological, Bluetooth, brain tumor, cancer, carcinogenic, case-control studies, cell phone, cohort study, cordless phone, DECT, epidemiology, evidence, exposure, glioma, GSM, IARC, mobile communication, occupational exposure, radar, radio, recall bias, RF, selection bias, survey, trend, TV transmitter, W-LAN, WiFi

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