MOBI-KIDS
Risk of brain cancer from exposure to radiofrequency fields in childhood and adolescence
| Coordinatore | FUNDACIO CENTRE DE RECERCA EN EPIDEMIOLOGIA AMBIENTAL - CREAL
Organization address
address: Calle Doctor Aiguader 88 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Spain [ES] |
| Totale costo | 6˙078˙765 € |
| EC contributo | 3˙499˙748 € |
| Programma | FP7-ENVIRONMENT
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Environment (including Climate Change) |
| Code Call | FP7-ENV-2008-1 |
| Funding Scheme | CP-FP |
| Anno di inizio | 2009 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2009-03-01 - 2016-02-29 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FUNDACIO CENTRE DE RECERCA EN EPIDEMIOLOGIA AMBIENTAL - CREAL
Organization address
address: Calle Doctor Aiguader 88 contact info |
ES (BARCELONA) | coordinator | 990˙763.79 |
| 2 |
LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN
Organization address
address: GESCHWISTER SCHOLL PLATZ 1 contact info |
DE (MUENCHEN) | participant | 598˙600.00 |
| 3 |
UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT
Organization address
address: Heidelberglaan 8 contact info |
NL (UTRECHT) | participant | 426˙880.00 |
| 4 |
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO
Organization address
address: Via Giuseppe Verdi 8 contact info |
IT (TORINO) | participant | 275˙600.00 |
| 5 |
"The Gertner Institute for Epidemiology & Health Policy Research, Ltd"
Organization address
address: "Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer" contact info |
IL (Ramat Gan) | participant | 257˙400.00 |
| 6 |
Association pour la Recherche Epidemiologique dans les Cancers de l'Enfant et l'Adolescent
Organization address
address: Rue du Morvan contact info |
FR (Vandoeuvre les Nancy) | participant | 254˙400.00 |
| 7 |
Department of Health
Organization address
address: Quarry House, Quarry Hill contact info |
UK (Leeds) | participant | 172˙018.00 |
| 8 |
MEDIZINISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN
Organization address
address: SPITALGASSE 23 contact info |
AT (WIEN) | participant | 166˙075.00 |
| 9 |
FUNDACIO IMIM
Organization address
address: Doctor Aiguader 88 contact info |
ES (BARCELONA) | participant | 149˙436.21 |
| 10 |
NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS
Organization address
address: CHRISTOU LADA 6 contact info |
EL (ATHENS) | participant | 130˙422.00 |
| 11 |
ORANGE SA
Organization address
address: RUE OLIVIER DE SERRES 78 contact info |
FR (PARIS) | participant | 78˙153.00 |
| 12 |
HEALTH PROTECTION AGENCY HPA
Organization address
address: Central Office - 7th Floor, Holborn Gate - High Holborn 330 contact info |
UK (LONDON) | participant | 0.00 |
| 13 |
Massey University
Organization address
address: Tennent Drive contact info |
NZ (Palmerston North) | participant | 0.00 |
| 14 |
MONASH UNIVERSITY
Organization address
address: Wellington Road contact info |
AU (VICTORIA) | participant | 0.00 |
| 15 |
THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND
Organization address
address: PRINCES STREET 24 contact info |
NZ (AUCKLAND) | participant | 0.00 |
| 16 |
UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA
Organization address
address: 550 Cumberland Street (246-OVPR) contact info |
CA (OTTAWA) | participant | 0.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'The rapid worldwide increase in mobile phone use in adolescents and, more recently, children has generated considerable interest in the possible health effects of exposure to radio frequency (RF) fields. The current project aims to assess the potential carcinogenic effects of childhood and adolescent exposure to RF and ELF from mobile telephones on tumours of the central nervous system. The study will include approximately 1,000 cases of malignant and benign brain tumours aged 10 to 24 years and their respective controls from 15 countries (7 of which have funding under this contract). The project will build upon the methodological experience (both in terms of exposure assessment and epidemiological design) collected within the INTERPHONE study. Particular attention will be paid to issues of: potential selection bias related to the very low response rates of population-based controls – by selecting hospitalized controls with specific diagnoses, representative of the general population and unrelated to mobile phone use –; and potential recall errors – by validating questionnaire responses with the help of network operators and repeat questionnaires. Improved exposure indices for RF will be derived taking into account spatial distribution of energy in the brain at different ages; ELF from the phones will also be considered, as well as other important sources of EMF in the general environment of young people. The proposed age range is the most cost efficient to answer the question (because of latency) of brain cancer risk from exposure in childhood and adolescence. The timing of the project is optimal (2010-2014) because of the increasing prevalence of heavy use among adolescents and, in the last 5-10 years, children, without hands-free kits, particularly in Southern European countries and Israel.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
The rapid worldwide increase in mobile phone use among young children and adolescents has generated considerable interest over potential central nervous system (CNS) effects. A comprehensive study of brain cancer in young people in 15 countries should shed light on the issue.