RT Journal Article
T1 Trends in the incidence of brain cancer and the use of mobile phones: analysis of the Spanish Network of Cancer Registries (REDECAN).
A1 Galceran, Jaume
A1 Ameijide, Alberto
A1 Cañete, Adela
A1 Peris-Bonet, Rafael
A1 López de Munain, Arantza
A1 Aizpurúa, Amaia
A1 de la Cruz, Marta
A1 Sanvisens, Arantza
A1 Sánchez, María José
A1 Palacios, Isabel
A1 Franch, Paula
A1 Sánchez, Antonia
A1 Guevara, Marcela
A1 Carulla, Marià
A1 Gutiérrez, Pilar
A1 Sáez, Isabel
A1 Rodríguez, Marta
A1 Alemán, Araceli
A1 Sabater, Consol
K1 Brain tumours
K1 Cancer registry
K1 Incidence trends
K1 Mobile phones
K1 Radiofrequency radiation
AB Purpose: The association between the use of mobile phones use and the risk of brain cancer remains controversial. The aim of this study is to describe trends in the incidence of central nervous system (CNS) cancers in Spain and its possible relationship with mobile phone use.Methods: Trends and trend changes from 1985 to 2015 in adjusted incidence rates of CNS cancers by sex, age (adults and children), site, and histological type were assessed using data from 14 general and paediatric cancer registries.Results: The study included 20,325 CNS malignancies in adults and 2,372 in children. For adults, the overall rate of malignant brain tumours showed a slight increase of 0.2% (95% CI: 0.1 - 0.4) per year. This increase was concentrated in the early years up to 1996 (1.7% per year, 95% CI: 0.9 - 2.6) followed by 20 years of a non-significant slight decline of -0.1% (95% CI: -0.4 - 0.1) per year until 2015. In children, an increase of 7.6% (95% CI: 2.4 - 13.1) per year until 1991 followed by a decrease of -1.0% (95%CI: -1.7 - -0.3) per year until 2015 was observed. This increase in the incidence in 1980s and early 1990s could be explained by diagnostic improvements especially in imaging techniques implemented during these years.Conclusion: The present findings do not support a possible relationship between the use of mobile phones and the incidence of malignant brain tumours. However, the possibility of the presence of a weak correlation or that a longer latency period would be needed to observe a possible ecological correlation cannot be discarded.
PB Doyma
YR 2025
FD 2025-05-14
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10668/28526
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10668/28526
LA en
NO Galceran J, Ameijide A, Cañete A, Peris-Bonet R, López de Munain A, Aizpurúa A, et al. Trends in the incidence of brain cancer and the use of mobile phones: analysis of the Spanish Network of Cancer Registries (REDECAN). Clin Transl Oncol. 2025 May 14.
DS RISalud
RD Sep 13, 2025