Note: This study found no significant biological effects under its experimental conditions. We include all studies for scientific completeness.
Cellular telephone use and risk of intratemporal facial nerve tumor.
Warren HG, Prevatt AA, Daly KA, Antonelli PJ. · 2003
View Original AbstractCell phone use showed no increased risk for facial nerve tumors, though the study's small size and limited exposure duration prevent definitive conclusions.
Plain English Summary
Researchers studied whether cell phone use increases the risk of developing tumors on the facial nerve (the nerve that controls facial muscles and runs close to where you hold your phone). They compared 18 patients with facial nerve tumors to control groups and found that cell phone users actually had slightly lower odds of developing these tumors. The study found no connection between cell phone use and facial nerve tumor risk.
Study Details
The purpose of the study was to determine whether cellular telephone use is associated with an increased risk of IFN tumors.
Patients with IFN tumors (n = 18) were case-matched with patients treated for acoustic neuroma (n = ...
The odds ratio of developing an IFN tumor was 0.6 (95% CI, 0.2-1.9) with any handheld cellular telep...
Regular cellular telephone use does not appear to be associated with a higher risk of IFN tumor development. The short duration of widespread cellular telephone use precludes definite exclusion as a risk for IFN tumor development.
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@article{hg_2003_cellular_telephone_use_and_3486,
author = {Warren HG and Prevatt AA and Daly KA and Antonelli PJ.},
title = {Cellular telephone use and risk of intratemporal facial nerve tumor.},
year = {2003},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12671425/},
}