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  [181] Uncertainty in the Relation between Exposure to Magnetic Fields ...
      PDF   From [www.annalsnyas.org]  Last viewed: 07.09.2006
Brain metastases are an increasingly important cause of morbidity and mortality among patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC).This clinical situation represents a therapeutic challenge for the treating physician and an emotionally and physically debilitating experience for the patient.While significant advances have been achieved in the treatment of MBC,more research is necessary to determine appropriate protocols for early diagnosis,proper surveillance,and effective treatments for MBC that has spread to the brain . Brain metastases are the most common brain tumors seen in clinical practice today,comprising well over half of all brain tumors.The annual incidence of brain metastases in the United States is nearly 170,000 cases,compared with only 17,000 for primary brain tumors. i The risk of developing brain metastases varies according to primary tumor type.Approximately 15 percent ...

  [182] The blood-brain barrier, cancer, cell phones, and microwave ...
      PDF   From [ieeexplore.ieee.org]  Last viewed: 07.09.2006
Abstract. The purpose of this study was to estimate the risk of thyroid cancer induction attributable to brain radiation therapy in adult and pediatric patients. An anthropomorphic phantom was used to simulate treatment of brain tumors with two lateral opposed fields. Thyroid dose was measured using thermo- luminescent dosimeters. Phantom measurements were per- formed for all possible field sizes that may be applied during brain radiotherapy in adults and children. The dependence of the thyroid dose on the distance from the irradiation field and on the presence of beam modifiers in the primary beam was investigated. All phantom exposures were generated with a 6 MV photon beam. Thyroid dose was found to vary from 9.6 to 89.4 cGy and from 8.0 to 194.0 cGy depending upon the field size used and the thyroid location in respect to the field edge for adults and children respectively. The excess relative ...

  [183] Health effects - the blood-brain barrier, cancer, cell phones, and ...
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Abstract. The purpose of this study was to estimate the risk of thyroid cancer induction attributable to brain radiation therapy in adult and pediatric patients. An anthropomorphic phantom was used to simulate treatment of brain tumors with two lateral opposed fields. Thyroid dose was measured using thermo- luminescent dosimeters. Phantom measurements were per- formed for all possible field sizes that may be applied during brain radiotherapy in adults and children. The dependence of the thyroid dose on the distance from the irradiation field and on the presence of beam modifiers in the primary beam was investigated. All phantom exposures were generated with a 6 MV photon beam. Thyroid dose was found to vary from 9.6 to 89.4 cGy and from 8.0 to 194.0 cGy depending upon the field size used and the thyroid location in respect to the field edge for adults and children respectively. The excess relative ...

  [184] Cancer cell invasion of brain tissue: guided by a prepattern?
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Cancer Incidence by Proportion Indigenous Population in Queensland Cancer of the Brain Meninges and other central nervous system 0 3 6 9 12 15 0 3 6 9 12 15 Male Female Rate per 100,000 population Rate per 100,000 population Avg No. Avg No. per Year per Year Incidence of Cancer of the Brain Meninges and other central nervous system, by Indigenous Proportion and Sex, Queensland, Five Year Average, 1998 to 2002 8.7 131 6.3 102 <5% Indigenous Proportion Indigenous Population 6.7 12 4.8 8 At least 5% Indigenous Note: Rates are age standardised to the Australian population as at 30 June 2001. Numbers and rates are averaged over five years, and based on place of usual residence at time ...

  [185] Long-term survival after excision of a solitary esophageal cancer ...
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TimePeriod Obs Exp SIR Obs Exp SIR Obs Exp SIR 1982 - 1988 33 30.1 110 75 -- 154 13 13.5 96 51 -- 164 20 16.6 121 1989 - 1995 33 29.6 111 77 -- 156 15 14.1 107 60 -- 176 18 15.6 116 1996 - 2001 26 20.0 130 85 -- 190 12 10.4 116 60 -- 202 14 9.6 145 Note: SIRs are calculated based on the exact number of expected cases. Expected number of cases presented are rounded to the nearest tenth. SIRs and 95% CI are not calculated when observed number of cases < 5. Obs = Observed number of cases 95% CI = 95% Confidence Interval Exp = Expected number of cases NC = Not calculated SIR = Standardized Incidence Ratio * = Statistical significance Data Source: Massachusetts ...

  [186] Targeting HER2 in Brain Metastases from Breast Cancer
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1 Brain Cancer and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Jeffry R. Alger, PhD Department of Radiological Sciences Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Brain Research Institute Ahmanson-Lovelace Brain Mapping Center University of California, Los Angeles I. Introduction II. MRS fundamentals in relation to brain cancer III. The MRS appearance of brain tumors IV. Clinical uses of MRS for brain tumor management V. Summary VI. Glossary VII. Bibliography I. Introduction Brain cancer has been studied with Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) for approximately the past ten years. This research is now leading to the regular use of MRS for the routine clinical evaluation of brain cancer patients. This article will summarize the present state of knowledge related to MRS and brain cancer and illustrate likely future areas of development and application. ...

  [187] Expression of Cancer Testis Genes in Human Brain Tumors
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1 Brain Cancer and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Jeffry R. Alger, PhD Department of Radiological Sciences Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Brain Research Institute Ahmanson-Lovelace Brain Mapping Center University of California, Los Angeles I. Introduction II. MRS fundamentals in relation to brain cancer III. The MRS appearance of brain tumors IV. Clinical uses of MRS for brain tumor management V. Summary VI. Glossary VII. Bibliography I. Introduction Brain cancer has been studied with Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) for approximately the past ten years. This research is now leading to the regular use of MRS for the routine clinical evaluation of brain cancer patients. This article will summarize the present state of knowledge related to MRS and brain cancer and illustrate likely future areas of development and application. ...

  [188] Metabolic and Hemodynamic Evaluation of Brain Metastases from ...
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1 Brain Cancer and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Jeffry R. Alger, PhD Department of Radiological Sciences Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Brain Research Institute Ahmanson-Lovelace Brain Mapping Center University of California, Los Angeles I. Introduction II. MRS fundamentals in relation to brain cancer III. The MRS appearance of brain tumors IV. Clinical uses of MRS for brain tumor management V. Summary VI. Glossary VII. Bibliography I. Introduction Brain cancer has been studied with Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) for approximately the past ten years. This research is now leading to the regular use of MRS for the routine clinical evaluation of brain cancer patients. This article will summarize the present state of knowledge related to MRS and brain cancer and illustrate likely future areas of development and application. ...

  [189] Identification of candidate cancer-causing genes in mouse brain ...
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National Cancer Institute SEER Program 26 C omparisons of the incidence rates for cancers occurring in the brain and elsewhere in the nervous system among different populations are often difficult because of different practices regarding the inclusion or exclusion of benign tumors. Only brain and other nervous system cancers classified as malignant, however, are included in the SEER incidence data. Malignant neoplasms of the brain and other nervous system are relatively rare, occur more frequently among men than among women; and most racial/ethnic groups have a male-to-female ratio around 1.4. Children and adults have different distributions of subtypes of malignancies in the central nervous system. There were too few cases to calculate meaningful incidence rates for Japanese women and for men or women in the Alaska Native, American ...

  [190] Brain-associated Small-cell Lung Cancer Antigen (BASCA) Is ...
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National Cancer Institute SEER Program 26 C omparisons of the incidence rates for cancers occurring in the brain and elsewhere in the nervous system among different populations are often difficult because of different practices regarding the inclusion or exclusion of benign tumors. Only brain and other nervous system cancers classified as malignant, however, are included in the SEER incidence data. Malignant neoplasms of the brain and other nervous system are relatively rare, occur more frequently among men than among women; and most racial/ethnic groups have a male-to-female ratio around 1.4. Children and adults have different distributions of subtypes of malignancies in the central nervous system. There were too few cases to calculate meaningful incidence rates for Japanese women and for men or women in the Alaska Native, American ...

  [191] Overexpression of ADAM9 in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Correlates ...
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National Cancer Institute SEER Program 26 C omparisons of the incidence rates for cancers occurring in the brain and elsewhere in the nervous system among different populations are often difficult because of different practices regarding the inclusion or exclusion of benign tumors. Only brain and other nervous system cancers classified as malignant, however, are included in the SEER incidence data. Malignant neoplasms of the brain and other nervous system are relatively rare, occur more frequently among men than among women; and most racial/ethnic groups have a male-to-female ratio around 1.4. Children and adults have different distributions of subtypes of malignancies in the central nervous system. There were too few cases to calculate meaningful incidence rates for Japanese women and for men or women in the Alaska Native, American ...

  [192] Identification of a Cancer Stem Cell in Human Brain Tumors
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National Cancer Institute SEER Program 26 C omparisons of the incidence rates for cancers occurring in the brain and elsewhere in the nervous system among different populations are often difficult because of different practices regarding the inclusion or exclusion of benign tumors. Only brain and other nervous system cancers classified as malignant, however, are included in the SEER incidence data. Malignant neoplasms of the brain and other nervous system are relatively rare, occur more frequently among men than among women; and most racial/ethnic groups have a male-to-female ratio around 1.4. Children and adults have different distributions of subtypes of malignancies in the central nervous system. There were too few cases to calculate meaningful incidence rates for Japanese women and for men or women in the Alaska Native, American ...

  [193] Detection of Brain Metastasis in Potentially Operable Non-small ...
      PDF [703,0 KB]  From [www.chestjournal.org]  Last viewed: 07.09.2006
National Cancer Institute SEER Program 26 C omparisons of the incidence rates for cancers occurring in the brain and elsewhere in the nervous system among different populations are often difficult because of different practices regarding the inclusion or exclusion of benign tumors. Only brain and other nervous system cancers classified as malignant, however, are included in the SEER incidence data. Malignant neoplasms of the brain and other nervous system are relatively rare, occur more frequently among men than among women; and most racial/ethnic groups have a male-to-female ratio around 1.4. Children and adults have different distributions of subtypes of malignancies in the central nervous system. There were too few cases to calculate meaningful incidence rates for Japanese women and for men or women in the Alaska Native, American ...

  [194] Surgical Management of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer With Synchronous ...
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National Cancer Institute SEER Program 26 C omparisons of the incidence rates for cancers occurring in the brain and elsewhere in the nervous system among different populations are often difficult because of different practices regarding the inclusion or exclusion of benign tumors. Only brain and other nervous system cancers classified as malignant, however, are included in the SEER incidence data. Malignant neoplasms of the brain and other nervous system are relatively rare, occur more frequently among men than among women; and most racial/ethnic groups have a male-to-female ratio around 1.4. Children and adults have different distributions of subtypes of malignancies in the central nervous system. There were too few cases to calculate meaningful incidence rates for Japanese women and for men or women in the Alaska Native, American ...

  [195] Evaluation of the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer with brain
      PDF   From [ejcts.ctsnetjournals.org]  Last viewed: 07.09.2006
National Cancer Institute SEER Program 26 C omparisons of the incidence rates for cancers occurring in the brain and elsewhere in the nervous system among different populations are often difficult because of different practices regarding the inclusion or exclusion of benign tumors. Only brain and other nervous system cancers classified as malignant, however, are included in the SEER incidence data. Malignant neoplasms of the brain and other nervous system are relatively rare, occur more frequently among men than among women; and most racial/ethnic groups have a male-to-female ratio around 1.4. Children and adults have different distributions of subtypes of malignancies in the central nervous system. There were too few cases to calculate meaningful incidence rates for Japanese women and for men or women in the Alaska Native, American ...

  [196] Prognosis of patients with non-small cell lung cancer with ...
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National Cancer Institute SEER Program 26 C omparisons of the incidence rates for cancers occurring in the brain and elsewhere in the nervous system among different populations are often difficult because of different practices regarding the inclusion or exclusion of benign tumors. Only brain and other nervous system cancers classified as malignant, however, are included in the SEER incidence data. Malignant neoplasms of the brain and other nervous system are relatively rare, occur more frequently among men than among women; and most racial/ethnic groups have a male-to-female ratio around 1.4. Children and adults have different distributions of subtypes of malignancies in the central nervous system. There were too few cases to calculate meaningful incidence rates for Japanese women and for men or women in the Alaska Native, American ...

  [197] Lung Cancer and Its Operable Brain Metastasis: Survival Rate and ...
      PDF   From [ats.ctsnetjournals.org]  Last viewed: 07.09.2006
National Cancer Institute SEER Program 26 C omparisons of the incidence rates for cancers occurring in the brain and elsewhere in the nervous system among different populations are often difficult because of different practices regarding the inclusion or exclusion of benign tumors. Only brain and other nervous system cancers classified as malignant, however, are included in the SEER incidence data. Malignant neoplasms of the brain and other nervous system are relatively rare, occur more frequently among men than among women; and most racial/ethnic groups have a male-to-female ratio around 1.4. Children and adults have different distributions of subtypes of malignancies in the central nervous system. There were too few cases to calculate meaningful incidence rates for Japanese women and for men or women in the Alaska Native, American ...

  [198] Risk and patterns of brain metastases in colorectal cancer
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National Cancer Institute SEER Program 26 C omparisons of the incidence rates for cancers occurring in the brain and elsewhere in the nervous system among different populations are often difficult because of different practices regarding the inclusion or exclusion of benign tumors. Only brain and other nervous system cancers classified as malignant, however, are included in the SEER incidence data. Malignant neoplasms of the brain and other nervous system are relatively rare, occur more frequently among men than among women; and most racial/ethnic groups have a male-to-female ratio around 1.4. Children and adults have different distributions of subtypes of malignancies in the central nervous system. There were too few cases to calculate meaningful incidence rates for Japanese women and for men or women in the Alaska Native, American ...

  [199] Cis-diamminedichloroplatinum (CDDP) therapy for brain metastasis ...
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National Cancer Institute SEER Program 26 C omparisons of the incidence rates for cancers occurring in the brain and elsewhere in the nervous system among different populations are often difficult because of different practices regarding the inclusion or exclusion of benign tumors. Only brain and other nervous system cancers classified as malignant, however, are included in the SEER incidence data. Malignant neoplasms of the brain and other nervous system are relatively rare, occur more frequently among men than among women; and most racial/ethnic groups have a male-to-female ratio around 1.4. Children and adults have different distributions of subtypes of malignancies in the central nervous system. There were too few cases to calculate meaningful incidence rates for Japanese women and for men or women in the Alaska Native, American ...

  [200] Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Metastasizing to the Brain: A Late ...
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National Cancer Institute SEER Program 26 C omparisons of the incidence rates for cancers occurring in the brain and elsewhere in the nervous system among different populations are often difficult because of different practices regarding the inclusion or exclusion of benign tumors. Only brain and other nervous system cancers classified as malignant, however, are included in the SEER incidence data. Malignant neoplasms of the brain and other nervous system are relatively rare, occur more frequently among men than among women; and most racial/ethnic groups have a male-to-female ratio around 1.4. Children and adults have different distributions of subtypes of malignancies in the central nervous system. There were too few cases to calculate meaningful incidence rates for Japanese women and for men or women in the Alaska Native, American ...

  [201] Brain Cancer
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Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, Vol 2, 2001 143 Prophylaxis of Cancer Using Brain Properties COMMENTARY Introduction The main and basic task of medicine is complete and qualitative provision of human health. Unfortunately, however, contemporary medicine isn’table to guarantee this. Nowadays in medicine the most developed directions are in surgery, epidemiology, success also reached by diagnosis of diseases with alterations in organ structure and form, when defects of tissue and cancer are observed. Therapeutical directions are only weakly developed. The development of science revealing the reasons for many chronic diseases is also weak. Cancers and other tumours are treated without revelations of their reasons. That’s why their treatment has an empirical character. There isn’t a theory which has scientific basis and is able to explain real ...

  [202] Stakeholder Opinions: Primary Brain Cancer
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www.datamonitor.com/healthcare Stakeholder Opinions: Primary Brain Cancer Temozolomide Turns Heads A Datamonitor Report Published: Jul-05 Product Code: DMHC2102 Use this Report to Understand the limitations of current therapy available to glioma patients Providing you with: • Overview of disease including epidemiology, biology of glioma and prognostic variables • Current treatment options and clinical controversies, including comments from opinion leaders • Key recommendations in the areas of greatest unmet need in glioblastoma patients • Profiles of agents in late stage development, including opinions from glioma specialists Page 2 Stakeholder Opinions: Primary Brain Cancer – Temozolomide Turns Heads DMHC2102 The incidence of glioblastoma is increasing. ...

  [203] Comparison of Brain Cancer Statistics for Caucasains in ...
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+526 to +137 +136 to +63 +62 to -11 -12 to -67 250 - 1838 107 - 249 35 - 106 4 - 34 +2.9 to +5.2 +1.8 to +2.8 +0.6 to +1.7 -2.6 to +0.5 Mean 106 Mean +62 Mean +1.7 Deaths caused by Brain Cancer in 1950 - '54 Deaths caused by Brain Cancer in 1990 - '94 Brain Cancer Deaths in 1950 - '54 compared to 1990 - '94 Mortality Rate of Brain Cancer in 1950 - '54 to 1990 - '94 Higher in 1990 - '94 Higher in 1950 - '54 Higher in 1990 - '94 Higher in 1950 - '54 Mean 37 Legend Legend 87 - 527 38 - 86 13 - 37 2 - 12 Legend Legend Number of Deaths Number of Deaths Change in Deaths Change in Rate Std. Dev. Std. Dev. Std. Dev. Std. Dev. 50 Miles 50 Miles 50 ...

  [204] A221( ? )- Brain cancer tissues Specifications: • No. of cases ...
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  [205] A221( ? ) Brain cancer tissues: grade ? ~ ? Specifications ...
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For research use only A221( ? ) Brain cancer tissues: grade ? ~ ? (formalin fixed) Specifications: • No. of cases: 30 • Tissue type: Brain cancer tissues: grade ?~? • No. of spots: 2 spots from each cancer case (60 spots) 2 non-neoplastic spots (2 spots) •Total spots: 62 • Corresponding normal tissues with cancers: Yes • Diameter: 1. 0 mm Documents : • Product specification: layout, summary of tissue spots • H&E stained images • Detailed pathological information Layout: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A B C D E F G H I WHO and St.Anne/Mato grading system WHO designation St.Anne/Mayo designation : III Anaplastic astrocytoma Astrocytoma grade 3 : IV Glioblastoma multiforme Astrocytoma grade 4 ...

  [206] Specifications: • No. of cases: 30 • Tissue type: Brain cancer ...
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A221(I) : Brain cancer tissues: Glioblastoma (formalin fixed) For research use only Specifications: • No. of cases: 30 • Tissue type: Brain cancer tissues: Glioblastoma • No. of spots: 2 spots from each cancer case (60 spots) 2 non-neoplastic spots (2 spots) • Total spots: 62 • Corresponding normal tissues with cancers: Yes • Diameter: 1. 0 mm Documents : • Product specification: layout, summary of tissue spots • H&E stained images • Detailed pathological information Layout: Page 2 Summary of tissue spots A221(I) : Brain cancer tissues: Glioblastoma (formalin fixed) For research use only No. Sex Age Key Word 1 1, 2 f 68 glioblastoma 2 3, 4 f 67 glioblastoma 3 5, 6 m 54 ...

  [207] Managing Brain Metastases in Patients with Advanced Breast Cancer
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Brain metastases are an increasingly important cause of morbidity and mortality among patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC).This clinical situation represents a therapeutic challenge for the treating physician and an emotionally and physically debilitating experience for the patient.While significant advances have been achieved in the treatment of MBC,more research is necessary to determine appropriate protocols for early diagnosis,proper surveillance,and effective treatments for MBC that has spread to the brain . Brain metastases are the most common brain tumors seen in clinical practice today,comprising well over half of all brain tumors.The annual incidence of brain metastases in the United States is nearly 170,000 cases,compared with only 17,000 for primary brain tumors. i The risk of developing brain metastases varies according to primary tumor type.Approximately 15 percent ...

  [208] MDS Nordion Signs Agreement with Bradmer Pharmaceuticals Inc. for ...
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MDS Nordion Signs Agreement with Bradmer Pharmaceuticals Inc. for Novel Brain Cancer Therapeutic Ottawa, Canada, April 19, 2006 – MDS Nordion, the world’s leading provider of medical isotopes and radiopharmaceutical services, has signed a three-year contract with Bradmer Pharmaceuticals Inc. for the development and clinical trial supply of Neuradiab, a monoclonal antibody conjugated to iodine-131 used to treat glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most common and deadly form of brain cancer . “MDS Nordion is thrilled to team up with Bradmer Pharmaceuticals in their fight against this terrible disease,” said Steve West, President of MDS Nordion. “We are pleased that our world-class cGMP facilities, wealth of expertise and dedication to bringing products to market quickly will contribute to Neuradiab’s development and its potential success.” According to the World Health Organization, GBM is usually fatal ...

  [209] Childhood Brain Cancer and Potential Residential Exposure to ...
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Childhood Brain Cancer and Potential Residential Exposure to Toxics Release Inventory Chemicals during Pregnancy Authors: Hannah Choi 1 , Youn Shim 2 , Wendy Kaye 2 , P. Barry Ryan 1 1 Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Rollins School of Pubic Health, Emory University 2 Division of Health Studies, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Keywords: children’s health, brain cancer , toxics release inventory, air emissions, pregnancy Background: We examined whether mothers of children with brain cancer had greater potential residential exposure to Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) chemicals during pregnancy than mothers of children without any cancer (controls). Methods: Cases included 382 children born after 1987 and diagnosed with first primary brain cancer before age ten ...

  [210] INTERPHONE: Mobile phone brain cancer study in Germany
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The GSM Association (GSMA) is the global trade association that exists to promote, protect and enhance the interests of GSM mobile operators throughout the world. www.gsmworld.com The MMF is an international association of wireless communications manufacturers established to support scientific research in relation to mobile telephony and health www.mmfai.info INTERPHONE: Mobile phone brain cancer study in Germany Adding to a growing list of completed national INTERPHONE projects, medical researchers in Germany have published their epidemiological study on the association of mobile and cordless phone use with two types of brain cancer , glioma * and meningioma † . The researchers were mostly medical statisticians and epidemiologists from various research bodies in Germany and were led by Dr Joachim Schüz. The study was funded by contributions from the ...