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Abstract Title:

Cell phone use and risk of thyroid cancer: a population-based case-control study in Connecticut.

Abstract Source:

Ann Epidemiol. 2019 Jan ;29:39-45. Epub 2018 Oct 29. PMID: 30446214

Abstract Author(s):

Jiajun Luo, Nicole C Deziel, Huang Huang, Yingtai Chen, Xin Ni, Shuangge Ma, Robert Udelsman, Yawei Zhang

Article Affiliation:

Jiajun Luo

Abstract:

PURPOSE: This study aims to investigate the association between cell phone use and thyroid cancer.

METHODS: A population-based case-control study was conducted in Connecticut between 2010 and 2011 including 462 histologically confirmed thyroid cancer cases and 498 population-based controls. Multivariate unconditional logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) for associations between cell phone use and thyroid cancer.

RESULTS: Cell phone use was not associated with thyroid cancer (OR: 1.05, 95% CI: 0.74-1.48). A suggestive increase in risk of thyroid microcarcinoma (tumor size≤10 mm) was observed for long-term and more frequent users. Compared with cell phone nonusers, several groups had nonstatistically significantly increased risk of thyroid microcarcinoma: individuals who had used a cell phone>15 years (OR: 1.29, 95% CI: 0.83-2.00), who had used a cell phone>2 hours per day (OR: 1.40, 95% CI: 0.83-2.35), who had the most cumulative use hours (OR: 1.58, 95% CI: 0.98-2.54), and who had the most cumulative calls (OR: 1.20, 95% CI: 0.78-1.84).

CONCLUSIONS: This study found no significant association between cell phone use and thyroid cancer. A suggestive elevated risk of thyroid microcarcinoma associated with long-term and more frequent uses warrants further investigation.

Study Type : Human Study
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