Abstract

Overview

The study addresses the significant concern surrounding the rise of cancer risks due to occupational exposure to microwave radiation—a growing environmental factor in various workplaces.

Objectives

• To understand the link between cancer risks and occupational exposure to radar radiation through a meta-analysis approach.

Methods

A systematic review was performed on different study types such as case-control, cohort, and clinical control trials from multiple credible databases. The literature search was conducted over a year and updated to ensure comprehensive data gathering and analysis.

Findings

• A pool of 533 studies was narrowed down to 6, covering a sample size of 53,008 participants, based on strict inclusion and exclusion criteria.
• The pooled analysis revealed no significant increase in mortality rate or cancer risk associated with occupational radar radiation exposure (Mortality Rate=0.81, 95%CI: 0.78, 0.83; Relative Risk=0.87, 95%CI: 0.75, 0.99).

Conclusion

Despite finding no significant increase in cancer risk or mortality rate related to radar radiation at workplaces, the results are deemed inconclusive due to several study limitations like the small number of included studies and lack of detailed exposure and demographic characterization. Further research is recommended.