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Methods: We studied the use of common household electrical appliances and suspected risk of tumours in a multi-hospital-based case-control study. In total, 316 patients were included in the final analysis. Results: The study results showed a below unity risk for most of the devices. A slight increased risk of tumour was observed for computer screen use OR: 1.13 (95% CI: 0.43\u20133.02) and use of microwave oven OR: 1.21 (95% CI: 0.36\u20134.04). We also had chance to investigate ELF MFs exposure association with tumour. Where we observed elevated odd ratios in individuals living near electricity transformer stations, with a statistically significant risk OR: 2.16 (95% CI: 1.30\u20133.59). However, the risk was below unity (OR: 0.98) in individuals residing close to powerlines. Conclusion: The current study serves as a pilot study of primary data and will be helpful in future epidemiological research studies on the topic in the region.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medsci13020036","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,1]],"date-time":"2025-04-01T11:17:57Z","timestamp":1743506277000},"page":"36","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Use of Electrical Household Appliances and Risk of All Types of Tumours: A Case-Control Study"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Shabana","family":"Noori","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Life Sciences and Informatics, Balochistan University of Information Technology Engineering and Management Sciences, Quetta 87300, Pakistan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Abdul","family":"Aleem","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biosciences, COMSATS University, Islamabad 45550, Pakistan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4891-7881","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Imrana Niaz","family":"Sultan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Life Sciences and Informatics, Balochistan University of Information Technology Engineering and Management Sciences, Quetta 87300, Pakistan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5761-4044","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Afrasiab Khan","family":"Tareen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Life Sciences and Informatics, Balochistan University of Information Technology Engineering and Management Sciences, Quetta 87300, Pakistan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0003-7514-5722","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hayat","family":"Ullah","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Biological Engineering, College of Engineering, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3304-9735","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Muhammad Waseem","family":"Khan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Life Sciences and Informatics, Balochistan University of Information Technology Engineering and Management Sciences, Quetta 87300, Pakistan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer) (2002). 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