Increasing rates of brain tumours in the Swedish national inpatient register and the causes of death register

Authored By:

Hardell L, et al

Summary:

This study was trying to examine the reliability of the incidence data from the Swedish Cancer Register. The incidence data from the Swedish National Inpatient Register (IPR) and Causes of Death Register (CDR) were studied and compared to the Cancer Register data for the time period 1998-2013. The authors comment that the Cancer Register may miss a number of cases, due to brain tumours of unknown type are either not reported to the Cancer Register or when reported they could potentially be classified as other brain cancer types, and also due to general decline of autopsies where diagnosis can be made at time of death. The authors concluded that the Swedish Cancer Register is not reliable to be used to dismiss results in epidemiological studies on the use of wireless phones and brain tumour risk.

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Int J Environ Res Public Health 2015; 12 (4): 3793 - 3813