Occupational exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields and brain tumor risk: Application of the INTEROCC job-exposure matrix

Radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF, 100 kHz to 300 GHz) are classified by IARC as possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B). This study evaluates the potential association between occupational RF-EMF exposure and brain tumor risk, utilizing for the first time, a RF-EMF job-exposure matri...

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Autores: Turuban, Maxime, Kromhout, Hans, Vila, Javier, Vallbona-Vistós, Miquel, Vocht, Frank de, Baldi, Isabelle, Richardson, Lesley, Benke, Geza, Krewski, Daniel, Parent, Marie-Elise, Sadetzki, Siegal, Schlehofer, Brigitte, Schüz, Joachim, Siemiatycki, Jack, van Tongeren, Martie, Woodward, Alistair, Cardis, Elisabeth, Turner, Michelle C.
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Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital de la UPF
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijc.35182
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Palabra clave:INTEROCC
Brain tumors
Job‐exposure matrix
Occupational exposure
Radiofrequency electromagnetic fields
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spelling Occupational exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields and brain tumor risk: Application of the INTEROCC job-exposure matrixTuruban, MaximeKromhout, HansVila, JavierVallbona-Vistós, MiquelVocht, Frank deBaldi, IsabelleRichardson, LesleyBenke, GezaKrewski, DanielParent, Marie-EliseSadetzki, SiegalSchlehofer, BrigitteSchüz, JoachimSiemiatycki, Jackvan Tongeren, MartieWoodward, AlistairCardis, ElisabethTurner, Michelle C.INTEROCCBrain tumorsJob‐exposure matrixOccupational exposureRadiofrequency electromagnetic fieldsRadiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF, 100 kHz to 300 GHz) are classified by IARC as possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B). This study evaluates the potential association between occupational RF-EMF exposure and brain tumor risk, utilizing for the first time, a RF-EMF job-exposure matrix (RF-JEM) developed in the multi-country INTEROCC case-control study. Cumulative and time-weighted average (TWA) occupational RF-EMF exposures were estimated for study participants based on lifetime job histories linked to the RF-JEM using three different methods: (1) by considering RF-EMF intensity among all exposed jobs, (2) by considering RF-EMF intensity among jobs with an exposure prevalence ≥ the median exposure prevalence of all exposed jobs, and (3) by considering RF-EMF intensity of jobs of participants who reported RF-EMF source use. Stratified conditional logistic regression models were used, considering various lag periods and exposure time windows defined a priori. Generally, no clear associations were found for glioma or meningioma risk. However, some statistically significant positive associations were observed including in the highest exposure categories for glioma for cumulative and TWA exposure in the 1- to 4-year time window for electric fields (E) in the first JEM application method (odds ratios [ORs] = 1.36, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] 1.08, 1.72 and 1.27, 95% CI 1.01, 1.59, respectively), as well as for meningioma for cumulative exposure in the 5- to 9-year time window for electric fields (E) in the third JEM application method (OR = 2.30, 95% CI 1.11, 4.78). We did not identify convincing associations between occupational RF-EMF exposure and risk of glioma or meningioma.Wiley202420242025info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10230/68791http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijc.35182reponame:Repositorio Digital de la UPFinstname:Universitat Pompeu FabraInglésInt J Cancer. 2025 Feb 1;156(3):538-51© 2024 The Author(s). International Journal of Cancer published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of UICC. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositori.upf.edu:10230/687912026-06-12T07:21:37Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Occupational exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields and brain tumor risk: Application of the INTEROCC job-exposure matrix
title Occupational exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields and brain tumor risk: Application of the INTEROCC job-exposure matrix
spellingShingle Occupational exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields and brain tumor risk: Application of the INTEROCC job-exposure matrix
Turuban, Maxime
INTEROCC
Brain tumors
Job‐exposure matrix
Occupational exposure
Radiofrequency electromagnetic fields
title_short Occupational exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields and brain tumor risk: Application of the INTEROCC job-exposure matrix
title_full Occupational exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields and brain tumor risk: Application of the INTEROCC job-exposure matrix
title_fullStr Occupational exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields and brain tumor risk: Application of the INTEROCC job-exposure matrix
title_full_unstemmed Occupational exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields and brain tumor risk: Application of the INTEROCC job-exposure matrix
title_sort Occupational exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields and brain tumor risk: Application of the INTEROCC job-exposure matrix
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Turuban, Maxime
Kromhout, Hans
Vila, Javier
Vallbona-Vistós, Miquel
Vocht, Frank de
Baldi, Isabelle
Richardson, Lesley
Benke, Geza
Krewski, Daniel
Parent, Marie-Elise
Sadetzki, Siegal
Schlehofer, Brigitte
Schüz, Joachim
Siemiatycki, Jack
van Tongeren, Martie
Woodward, Alistair
Cardis, Elisabeth
Turner, Michelle C.
author Turuban, Maxime
author_facet Turuban, Maxime
Kromhout, Hans
Vila, Javier
Vallbona-Vistós, Miquel
Vocht, Frank de
Baldi, Isabelle
Richardson, Lesley
Benke, Geza
Krewski, Daniel
Parent, Marie-Elise
Sadetzki, Siegal
Schlehofer, Brigitte
Schüz, Joachim
Siemiatycki, Jack
van Tongeren, Martie
Woodward, Alistair
Cardis, Elisabeth
Turner, Michelle C.
author_role author
author2 Kromhout, Hans
Vila, Javier
Vallbona-Vistós, Miquel
Vocht, Frank de
Baldi, Isabelle
Richardson, Lesley
Benke, Geza
Krewski, Daniel
Parent, Marie-Elise
Sadetzki, Siegal
Schlehofer, Brigitte
Schüz, Joachim
Siemiatycki, Jack
van Tongeren, Martie
Woodward, Alistair
Cardis, Elisabeth
Turner, Michelle C.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv INTEROCC
Brain tumors
Job‐exposure matrix
Occupational exposure
Radiofrequency electromagnetic fields
topic INTEROCC
Brain tumors
Job‐exposure matrix
Occupational exposure
Radiofrequency electromagnetic fields
description Radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF, 100 kHz to 300 GHz) are classified by IARC as possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B). This study evaluates the potential association between occupational RF-EMF exposure and brain tumor risk, utilizing for the first time, a RF-EMF job-exposure matrix (RF-JEM) developed in the multi-country INTEROCC case-control study. Cumulative and time-weighted average (TWA) occupational RF-EMF exposures were estimated for study participants based on lifetime job histories linked to the RF-JEM using three different methods: (1) by considering RF-EMF intensity among all exposed jobs, (2) by considering RF-EMF intensity among jobs with an exposure prevalence ≥ the median exposure prevalence of all exposed jobs, and (3) by considering RF-EMF intensity of jobs of participants who reported RF-EMF source use. Stratified conditional logistic regression models were used, considering various lag periods and exposure time windows defined a priori. Generally, no clear associations were found for glioma or meningioma risk. However, some statistically significant positive associations were observed including in the highest exposure categories for glioma for cumulative and TWA exposure in the 1- to 4-year time window for electric fields (E) in the first JEM application method (odds ratios [ORs] = 1.36, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] 1.08, 1.72 and 1.27, 95% CI 1.01, 1.59, respectively), as well as for meningioma for cumulative exposure in the 5- to 9-year time window for electric fields (E) in the third JEM application method (OR = 2.30, 95% CI 1.11, 4.78). We did not identify convincing associations between occupational RF-EMF exposure and risk of glioma or meningioma.
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