Cancers of the Brain and CNS: Global Patterns and Trends in Incidence

Mortazavi, S M J; Mortazavi, S A R; Paknahad, M

Cancers of the Brain and CNS: Global Patterns and Trends in Incidence

Document Type : Correspondence

Authors

S M J Mortazavi ¹^{, 2}

S A R Mortazavi ³

M Paknahad ⁴

¹ Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA Email: s.m.javad.mortazavi@fccc.edu

² Ionizing and Non-ionizing Radiation Protection Research Center (INIRPRC), Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

³ Student of Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

⁴ Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

Abstract

Miranda-Filho et al. in their recently published paper entitled â€œCancers of the brain and CNS: global patterns and trends in incidenceâ€ provided a global status report of the geographic and temporal variations in the incidence of brain and CNS cancers in different countries across continents worldwide. While the authors confirm the role of genetic risk factors and ionizing radiation exposures, they claimed that no firm conclusion could be drawn about the role of exposure to non-ionizing radiation. The paper authored by Miranda-Filho et al. not only addresses a challenging issue, it can be considered as a good contribution in the field of brain and CNS cancers. However, our correspondence addresses a basic shortcoming of this paper about the role of electromagnetic fields and cancers and provides evidence showing that exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMFs), at least at high levels and long durations, can increases the risk of cancer.

Keywords

Mobile Phones

cancer

Radiofrequency (RF)

Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs)

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