[Cell Phones and Risk of brain and acoustic nerve tumours: the French INTERPHONE case-control study].
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2007-10-15
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Use of cell phones has increased dramatically since 1992 when they were first introduced in France Certain electromagnetic fields at extremely low frequency have been recognized as possibly carcinogenic by the International Agency for Research on Cancer Given the use of radiofrequency technology in cell phones the rapid increase in the number of cell phones has generated concerns about the existence of a potential health hazard To evaluate the relationship between the use of cell phones and the development of tumors of the head a multicentric international study INTERPHONE coordinated by the International Agency for Research on Cancer was carried out in 13 countries This publication reports the results of the French part of the INTERPHONE study