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Figure 1. Incidence of tumours of the central nervous system

Incidence of tumours of the central nervous system (CNS) from 1970 to 2003 among men in the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden), by age groups 20-39, 40-59, 60-79 and 80+ years (Engholm et al. 2008)

Source: SCENIHR  Health Effects of Exposure to EMF (2009), p.24

Electromagnetic Fields 2009 Update

Table 1. Mobile phone use and the risk of brain tumours and parotid gland tumours

Typical frequencies for devices generating radio frequency fields

Typical frequencies for devices generating intermediate frequency fields

Typical frequencies for devices generating extremely low frequency fields

Figure 1. Incidence of tumours of the central nervous system

Figure 2. Incidence of tumours of the central nervous system

Figure 3. Flow chart of the evaluation process used in the present opinion to evaluate possible health effects of EMF exposure

Table 2 Advantages and disadvantages with certain commonly used cyto-/genotoxic assays.