Mobile phones not linked to brain cancer, review of studies suggests
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A comprehensive review of studies implies that there is no connection between mobile phones and brain cancer.
The findings are from a new World Health Organization-commissioned review of evidence from previous published studies.
Although there has been a rise in the use of wireless technology, there has not been an increase in incidents of brain cancer. This applies to people based on their phone usage or individuals who used a mobile phone for over 10 years.
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This in-depth review consisted of over 5,000 studies written between 1994 and 2022, which were included in the final analysis.
Meanwhile, the review follows previous studies that have assessed health effects related to mobile phone use.
The WHO and other international health organizations previously stated there is no evidence of adverse health effects from radiation used by cell phones, but the agencies noted that more research is needed.
Additionally, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified radio exposure as "possibly carcinogenic," which they based on limited evidence from human observation studies.
The IARC category relied on prior observational studies where individuals with brain cancer reported they used a mobile phone more than they did.
Meanwhile, the latest WHO-commissioned review offers new evidence that radio waves from wireless technologies are not a hazard to an individual's health, according to the report.