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. Fields of science natural sciencesbiological sciencesneurobiologyengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsradio technologyradio frequencymedical and health sciencesclinical medicineoncologyengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsmobile phones Keywords RF brain cancer children mobile phones Programme(s) FP7-ENVIRONMENT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Environment (including Climate Change) Topic(s) ENV.2008.1.2.1.1. - Health impacts of exposure to radiofrequency fields in childhood and adolescence Call for proposal FP7-ENV-2008-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator FUNDACION PRIVADA INSTITUTO DE SALUD GLOBAL BARCELONA EU contribution No data Address C ROSSELLO 132 PLANTA 05 08036 Barcelona Spain See on map Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Elisabeth Cardis (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (16) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all FUNDACIO CENTRE DE RECERCA EN EPIDEMIOLOGIA AMBIENTAL - CREAL Participation ended Spain EU contribution € 990 763,79 Address Calle Doctor Aiguader 88 08003 BARCELONA See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Elisabeth Cardis (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FUNDACIO INSTITUT HOSPITAL DEL MAR D INVESTIGACIONS MEDIQUES Participation ended Spain EU contribution € 149 436,21 Address Doctor Aiguader 88 08003 Barcelona See on map Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Carlos Díaz (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT Netherlands EU contribution € 426 880,00 Address HEIDELBERGLAAN 8 3584 CS Utrecht See on map Region West-Nederland Utrecht Utrecht Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Monique Van De Hoek (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ORANGE SA France EU contribution € 78 153,00 Address 111 QUAI DU PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT 92130 Issy Les Moulineaux See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Hauts-de-Seine Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Nathalie Vibart (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Department of Health United Kingdom EU contribution € 172 018,00 Address Quarry House, Quarry Hill LS2 7UE Leeds See on map Region Yorkshire and the Humber West Yorkshire Leeds Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Anne Dempsey (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN Germany EU contribution € 598 600,00 Address GESCHWISTER SCHOLL PLATZ 1 80539 Muenchen See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Katja Radon (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data MEDIZINISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN Austria EU contribution € 166 075,00 Address SPITALGASSE 23 1090 Wien See on map Region Ostösterreich Wien Wien Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Michael Kundi (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO Italy EU contribution € 275 600,00 Address VIA GIUSEPPE VERDI 8 10124 Torino See on map Region Nord-Ovest Piemonte Torino Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Franco Merletti (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Association pour la Recherche Epidemiologique dans les Cancers de l'Enfant et l'Adolescent France EU contribution € 254 400,00 Address Rue du Morvan 54500 Vandoeuvre les Nancy See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Brigitte Lacour (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ETHNIKO KAI KAPODISTRIAKO PANEPISTIMIO ATHINON Greece EU contribution € 130 422,00 Address 6 CHRISTOU LADA STR 10561 Athina See on map Region Αττική Aττική Κεντρικός Τομέας Αθηνών Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Dimosthenis Asimakopoulos (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data THE GERTNER INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH LTD Israel EU contribution € 257 400,00 Address TEL HASHOMER CHAIM SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER 52621 Ramat Gan See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Siegal Sadetzki (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA Canada EU contribution No data Address 550 Cumberland Street (246-OVPR) K1N 6N5 Ottawa See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Joanne Lauzon (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data MONASH UNIVERSITY Australia EU contribution No data Address Wellington Road 3800 Victoria See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Malcolm Ross Sim (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND Participation ended New Zealand EU contribution No data Address PRINCES STREET 24 1010 Auckland See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Lyn Clark (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data MASSEY UNIVERSITY New Zealand EU contribution No data Address TENNENT DRIVE 4442 Palmerston North See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Amanda Eng (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data HEALTH PROTECTION AGENCY HPA United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address BUCKINGHAM PALACE ROAD 151 SW1W 9SZ London See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Anne Dempsey (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
