Hence, reliable scientific evidence on how the distribution of cancer and other diseases in the population might be related to environmental factors (e.g., cellular telephone RF exposures) can best be obtained through carefully planned and executed epidemiologic studies such as INTERPHONE.
This study was based on data collected by the Poison Control Center (PCC) of Angers University Hospital during telephone responses to toxicological exposure and during patient follow-up, supplemented by reports from clinical staff in hospital.
Despite the criticism given to the programme, the series is praised as being at its best when tackling topical issues, such as the MMR vaccine, human exposure to telephone masts and incestual relationships.
Two groups have reported that increased incidence of brain tumors and acoustic neuroma is correlated with exposure to mobile telephone MWs depending on duration of mobile telephone use (Hardell et al. 2003; Lonn et al. 2004).
Unfortunately, I learnt about this brilliant concept only after its fatal flaw had emerged, namely that telephones soon die of exposure in the Rockies when left outdoors in winter at 10,000ft.
Using a questionnaire administered over the telephone, we asked about exposures in the 5 days before patient's illness onset.
On approximately days 2, 5, and 21, the participants were contacted by telephone and asked about exposures (including water recreation), the development of health symptoms, and the severity of symptoms, since the previous interview.
Exposure sources may vary geographically, for example, hazardous waste sites or cellular telephone communication towers, but actual exposure potential may vary greatly from site to site.
To determine whether exposure to mobile telephone radiofrequency (RF) fields, either acutely or long-term, produces up-regulation of the water channel protein, aquaporin-4 (AQP-4).
