Abstract
A systematic review on occupational exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields and risk of cancer: preliminary results from an Italian research project
Highlights
Workers in various industries are often exposed to radiofrequency (RF) radiation at levels much higher than what’s encountered in the every-day environment
Material and Methods: Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) developed a new RF exposure standard by assessing the latest evidence on the effects of RF radiation and examining new guidelines on limiting exposure published by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) in 2020
Mobile communication system development leads to frequency ranges elevation without enough 2-5G electromagnetic fields (EMF) exposure human health risks data
Summary
The aim of the systematic review (SR) is to evaluate available scientific evidence from human studies on the possible associations between occupational exposure to radiofrequency (RF) electromagnetic fields (EMF) and risk of cancer. Results: According to a preliminary evaluation of SR results, the studies have been focused on different types of cancer, including brain tumors and various other. A major problem is that, with the exception of a few studies applying a detailed exposure assessment based on individual RF exposure data, in the large majority of the studies the evaluation of occupational RF-EMF exposure is affected by various types of bias. Conclusions: The SR is still ongoing, but preliminary results suggest that the heterogeneity of the available studies, both considering job categories and outcomes evaluation, as well as various bias in the exposure assessment, limits the possibility of a pooled quantitative synthesis of the studies’ results
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