Mobile Phone Use and Time Trend of Brain Cancer Incidence Rate in Korea. Issue 8 (20th September 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Choi, Kyung‐Hwa; Ha, Johyun; Bae, Sanghyuk; Lee, Ae‐Kyoung; Choi, Hyung‐Do; Ahn, Young Hwan; Ha, Mina; Joo, Hyunjoo; Kwon, Ho‐Jang; Jung, Kyu‐Won
• Is Part Of: Bioelectromagnetics. Volume 42:Issue 8(2021)
• Page Start: 629
• Page End: 648
• Publication Date: 2021-09-20
• Subjects: mobile phone subscribers -- glioma -- glioblastoma -- histology of brain cancer -- topology of brain cancer; Electromagnetism -- Physiological effect -- Periodicals; 571.47
• DOI: 10.1002/bem.22373
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0197-8462

Abstract

Abstract : This study evaluated the time trends in mobile phone subscriber number by mobile network generation (G) and brain cancer incidence by type in Korea. We obtained data from the Information Technology Statistics of Korea (1984–2017) and Korea Central Cancer Registry (1999–2017). The average annual percent change was estimated using Joinpoint regression analysis. We evaluated 29, 721 brain cancer cases with an age‐standardized incidence rate (ASR) of 2.89/100, 000 persons. The glioma and glioblastoma annual ASR significantly increased in 2.6% and 3.9% of males and 3.0% and 3.8% of females, respectively. The ASR for frontal lobe involvement was the highest. The ASR of gliomas of unspecified grade annually increased by 7.8%; those for unspecified topology and histology decreased. The incidence of glioma, glioblastoma, frontal, temporal, and high‐grade glioma increased among those aged ≥60 years. No association was observed between the mobile phone subscriber number and brain cancer incidence in Korea. Furthermore, long‐term research is warranted because of the latency period of brain cancer. © 2021 Bioelectromagnetics Society.