Mobile phone use and location of glioma: A case-case analysis.
Hartikka H, Heinävaara S, Mäntylä R, Kähärä V, Kurttio P, Auvinen A. · 2009
View Original AbstractBrain tumors in cell phone users occur twice as often in the brain region closest to the phone's typical position.
Plain English Summary
Finnish researchers studied 99 brain tumor patients to see if gliomas (a type of brain cancer) occurred more often in the part of the brain closest to where people hold their cell phones. They found that mobile phone users were twice as likely to develop tumors within 4.6 centimeters of their phone's typical position compared to non-users (28% vs 14%). This innovative approach directly examined whether radiofrequency radiation causes localized cancer effects in the brain region receiving the highest exposure.
Why This Matters
This study represents a clever approach to one of the most important questions in EMF research: does cell phone radiation cause brain tumors where exposure is highest? By mapping exact tumor locations relative to phone position, researchers found a clear pattern suggesting localized effects. The science demonstrates that gliomas cluster near the area of maximum RF exposure, supporting concerns about cell phone radiation's carcinogenic potential. What makes this particularly significant is that it sidesteps many limitations of traditional epidemiological studies by focusing on tumor location rather than just usage patterns. The reality is that your brain tissue closest to your phone receives exponentially higher radiation doses than areas farther away, and this study suggests that matters for cancer risk.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.
Study Details
We assessed a new approach for evaluating the glioma risk among users of mobile phones to focus on the part of the brain most heavily exposed to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields from mobile phones.
The tumor midpoint was defined from radiological imaging. A case-case analysis with 99 gliomas was p...
A slightly higher proportion of gliomas among mobile phone users than non-users occurred within 4.6 ...
Collaborative analysis of a larger sample is planned.
Show BibTeX
@article{h_2009_mobile_phone_use_and_2183,
author = {Hartikka H and Heinävaara S and Mäntylä R and Kähärä V and Kurttio P and Auvinen A.},
title = {Mobile phone use and location of glioma: A case-case analysis.},
year = {2009},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19142876/},
}