Can Non-Ionizing Radiation Cause Cancer?

{
  "study_type": "review",
  "exposure": {
    "band": null,
    "source": "wireless technology; cell phones; base stations; broadcast antennas; radar installations; powerlines",
    "frequency_mhz": null,
    "sar_wkg": null,
    "duration": "10 years or more (cell phone use mentioned)"
  },
  "population": null,
  "sample_size": null,
  "outcomes": [
    "cancer risk"
  ],
  "main_findings": "The abstract states that epidemiological studies have documented increased cancer risk associated with long-term cell phone use (10+ years) and living near cell phone base stations, broadcast antennas, radar installations, or powerlines, and argues against the view that non-ionizing radiation cannot cause cancer.",
  "effect_direction": "harm",
  "limitations": [
    "No specific study methods, inclusion criteria, or quantitative results are provided in the abstract.",
    "No exposure metrics (frequency, SAR, distance, field strength) are reported.",
    "Population characteristics and sample sizes are not described."
  ],
  "evidence_strength": "insufficient",
  "confidence": 0.62,
  "peer_reviewed_likely": "unknown",
  "keywords": [
    "non-ionizing radiation",
    "NIR",
    "cancer",
    "cell phones",
    "base stations",
    "broadcast antennas",
    "radar",
    "powerlines",
    "epidemiology"
  ],
  "suggested_hubs": [
    {
      "slug": "who-icnirp",
      "weight": 0.32,
      "reason": "Discusses health care authorities/physicists dismissing epidemiological evidence and argues about plausibility of NIR causing cancer."
    },
    {
      "slug": "occupational-exposure",
      "weight": 0.18,
      "reason": "Mentions radar installations and broadcast antennas as exposure sources, which can be occupational or environmental (not specified)."
    }
  ]
}