DOES CELL PHONE USE INCREASE THE CHANCES OF PAROTID GLAND TUMOR DEVELOPMENT? A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS.

Senza fare allarmismi ( che alimentano i qualunquisti ) ecco una metanalisi che correla con significatività statistica con un aumento del rischio del 38%, l'utilizzo del telefono cellulare ( campi elettromagnetici in alta frequenza ) e l'insorgenza di tumori alle ghiandole salivari.

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DOES CELL PHONE USE INCREASE THE CHANCES OF PAROTID GLAND TUMOR DEVELOPMENT? A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS.

de Siqueira EC¹, de Souza FT², Gomez RS², Gomes CC¹, de Souza RP³.

Author information

• ¹Department of Pathology, Biological Sciences Institute, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais- UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
• ²Department of Oral Surgery and Pathology, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais- UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
• ³Grupo de Pesquisa em Bioestatística e Epidemiologia Molecular, Department of General Biology, Biological Sciences Institute, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais- UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

Prior epidemiological studies had examined the association between cell phone use and the development of tumors in the parotid glands. However there is no consensus about the question of whether cell phone use is associated with increased risk of tumors in the parotid glands. We performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the existing literature about the mean question and to determine their statistical significance.

METHODS:

Primary association studies. Papers that associated cell phone use and parotid gland tumors development were included, with no restrictions regarding publication date, language and place of publication. Systematic literature search using PubMed, Scielo and Embase followed by meta-analysis.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:

Initial screening included 37 articles and three were included in meta-analysis. Using three independent samples including 5087 subjects from retrospective case-control studies, cell phone use seems to be associated with greater odds (1.28, 95%- confidence interval 1.09 - 1.51) to develop salivary gland tumor. Results should be read with caution due to the limited number of studies available and their retrospective design. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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