Response to letter: Causes of cancer: Perceptions versus the scientific evidence by Bandara and Carpenter

We thank Bandara and Carpenter for their thoughtful letter and comments on our article. We agree that the ongoing scientific debate about causal factors in cancer aetiology in relation to some of the items included in our measure [1], including non-ionising radiation/radiofrequency, is contested [2]. However, our scale was not created within a vacuum of prior scientific knowledge or due diligence. The complexities and uncertainties of identifying what constitutes a causal risk factor are discussed in the development paper of this scale, which also highlights the methodology used to arrive at these items [3].