Multifocal Breast Cancer in Young Women with Prolonged Contact between Their Breasts and Their Cellular Phones
Joint Authors
West, John G.
Nagourney, Robert A.
Chen, June W.
Liao, Shu-Yuan
Bailey, Lisa
Kapoor, Nimmi S.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-09-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Breast cancer occurring in women under the age of 40 is uncommon in the absence of family history or genetic predisposition, and prompts the exploration of other possible exposures or environmental risks.
We report a case series of four young women—ages from 21 to 39—with multifocal invasive breast cancer that raises the concern of a possible association with nonionizing radiation of electromagnetic field exposures from cellular phones.
All patients regularly carried their smartphones directly against their breasts in their brassieres for up to 10 hours a day, for several years, and developed tumors in areas of their breasts immediately underlying the phones.
All patients had no family history of breast cancer, tested negative for BRCA1 and BRCA2, and had no other known breast cancer risks.
Their breast imaging is reviewed, showing clustering of multiple tumor foci in the breast directly under the area of phone contact.
Pathology of all four cases shows striking similarity; all tumors are hormone-positive, low-intermediate grade, having an extensive intraductal component, and all tumors have near identical morphology.
These cases raise awareness to the lack of safety data of prolonged direct contact with cellular phones.
American Psychological Association (APA)
West, John G.& Kapoor, Nimmi S.& Liao, Shu-Yuan& Chen, June W.& Bailey, Lisa& Nagourney, Robert A.. 2013. Multifocal Breast Cancer in Young Women with Prolonged Contact between Their Breasts and Their Cellular Phones. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-465326
Modern Language Association (MLA)
West, John G.…[et al.]. Multifocal Breast Cancer in Young Women with Prolonged Contact between Their Breasts and Their Cellular Phones. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-465326
American Medical Association (AMA)
West, John G.& Kapoor, Nimmi S.& Liao, Shu-Yuan& Chen, June W.& Bailey, Lisa& Nagourney, Robert A.. Multifocal Breast Cancer in Young Women with Prolonged Contact between Their Breasts and Their Cellular Phones. Case Reports in Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-465326
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-465326