Collaborative partners
Lennart Hardell MD, Ph.D.,
Oncology, Cancer epidemiology
Clinical and Research Physician
The Environment and Cancer Research Foundation, Sweden
Dr. Hardell has worked as a specialist oncologist and a cancer epidemiologist since the 1970’s. He has a background at the Department of Oncology, Örebro University Hospital, Sweden, as well as previously at the Department of Oncology, Umeå University Hospital.
After his retirement from the Örebro University Hospital, his research is performed at The Environment and Cancer Research Foundation, Örebro, Sweden. (www.environmentandcancer.com).
Dr. Hardell has a long career as a clinical and medical research doctor. His main interest has been epidemiological studies on environmental risk factors for cancer. He was a Research Fellow at the School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, USA in 1984-1985. He has published more than 400 peer-reviewed scientific articles.
Over the years Dr. Hardell has been awarded several scientific awards for his research. In the late 1970’s and early 1980’s he was the first to show an increased risk for cancer in persons exposed to phenoxy herbicides and contaminating dioxins, used in products such as Hormoslyr and Agent Orange. He and his co-workers have also studied cancer risks associated with exposure to the herbicide glyphosate (Roundup). Exposure to persistent organic pollutants and cancer risks, such as PCB and the risk for e.g., malignant lymphoma has been a main topic for previous research. He was one of 30 international experts invited to the IARC in 2011 to evaluate cancer risks from radiofrequency radiation emitted from wireless technologies.
In recent years much of Dr. Hardell’s research has focused on the use of mobile phones, cordless phones and the risk of brain tumours, as well as other health risks associated with exposure to radiation from wireless technologies. His research has contributed to the cancer classification of different agents such as TCDD, PCB, and the herbicide glyphosate.
This list presents selected peer-reviewed articles on health risks associated with exposure to ionizing and non-ionizing (radiofrequency) radiation.
Below are listed some publications in collaboration with the Swedish Radiation Protection Foundation:
2021: Hardell, Nilsson, Koppel, Carlberg. Aspects on the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) 2020 Guidelines on Radiofrequency Radiation; Journal of Cancer Science and Clinical Therapeutics 5 (2021): 250-285. Open Access
2023: Hardell, Nilsson. Case Report: The Microwave Syndrome after Installation of 5G Emphasizes the Need for Protection from Radiofrequency Radiation. Ann Case Report. 8: 1112. DOI: 10.29011/2574-7754.101112. Open Access
2023: Nilsson, Hardell. Development of the Microwave Syndrome in Two Men Shortly after Installation of 5G on the Roof above their
Office. Ann Clin Case Rep. 2023; 8: 2378. Open Access
2023: Nilsson M, Hardell L, Ketti M, Wells N, Nyberg R, Halmøy S, Midelthon TJ, Glomsrød S, Schriver P. Nor dic Appeal: More Stringent Regulatory Framework on Microwave Radiation from Wireless Technologies is Needed – Stop Further Rollout of 5G. Ann Clin Med Case
Rep. 2023; V10(13): 1-4. Open Access
2023: Hardell L, Nilsson M, Case Report: A 52-Year Healthy Woman Developed Severe Microwave Syndrome Shortly After Installation of a 5G Base Station Close to Her Apartment. Ann Clin Med Case Rep. 2023; V10(16): 1-10. Open Access
