No link between mobile phones and brain cancer, WHO-backed study says

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Mobile phones are not linked to brain cancer, according to a major review of 28 years of research • Ohio Capital Journal

(Getty Images) By Sarah Loughran, University of Wollongong and Ken Karipidis, Monash University A systematic review into the potential health effects from radio wave exposure has shown mobile phones are not linked to brain cancer. The review was commissioned by the World Health Organization and is published last week in the journal Environment International. Mobile phones are often held against the head during use. And they emit radio waves, a t…

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WHO review finds no link between mobile phones and brain cancer, debunking long-standing concerns

Many mobile phone users have been concerned about a possible link between the use of these handsets and cancer ever since the International Agency for Research on Cancer, the World Health Organization's cancer agency, classified radio wave exposure as a possible carcinogen to humans in 2011 – they can now stop worrying.Read Entire Article

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The WHO and other international health organizations have previously stated that there is no clear evidence that mobile phone radiation has an adverse effect on health, but more research is required. Currently, the International Center for Research on Cancer (IARC) classifies radiofrequency electromagnetic fields as “possibly carcinogenic” Class 2B carcinogens. When the International Cancer Research Center is unable to rule out potential connect…

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Cellphones do not cause brain cancer, WHO researchers conclude

People have longed feared that cellphones may cause brain cancer, because they emit electromagnetic radiation and people hold them close to their heads. But a research review of 63 studies concludes the mobile devices do not cause cancer.

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Even if it happens frequently and over a long period of time, according to a study commissioned by WHO.

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No association between mobile phone use and brain cancer, finds comprehensive study

Mobile phones emit low-level radio waves below safety limits and there is no evidence exposure to these has an impact on human health.