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. 2018 Mar 1;8(1):151-152.
eCollection 2018 Mar.

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

S M J Mortazavi  1   2 , S A R Mortazavi  3 , M Paknahad  4
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Cancers of the Brain and CNS: Global Patterns and Trends in Incidence

S M J Mortazavi et al. J Biomed Phys Eng. .

Abstract

Miranda-Filho et al. in their recently published paper entitled "Cancers of the brain and CNS: global patterns and trends in incidence" 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: Cancer; Radiofrequency (RF); electromagnetic fields (EMFs); Mobile Phones.

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Conflict of interests: None declared.

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