Note: This study found no significant biological effects under its experimental conditions. We include all studies for scientific completeness.
Cellular phones, cordless phones, and the risks of glioma and meningioma (Interphone Study Group, Germany).
Schuz J, Bohler E, Berg G, Schlehofer B, Hettinger I, Schlaefer K, Wahrendorf J, Kunna-Grass K, Blettner M · 2006
View Original AbstractTen-year cell phone users showed doubled glioma risk, highlighting why long-term exposure patterns matter more than short-term studies.
Plain English Summary
German researchers studied 747 brain tumor patients and 1,494 healthy controls to examine whether cell phone and cordless phone use increases the risk of glioma and meningioma (two types of brain tumors). While they found no overall increased risk from phone use, people who used cell phones for 10 or more years showed a 2.2-fold higher risk of glioma, though this finding wasn't statistically definitive. The results suggest potential long-term risks that require further investigation.
Study Details
To study the cellular phones, cordless phones, and the risks of glioma and meningioma (Interphone Study Group, Germany)
The widespread use of cellular telephones has generated concern about possible adverse health effect...
Overall use of a cellular phone was not associated with brain tumor risk; the respective odds ratios...
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@article{j_2006_cellular_phones_cordless_phones_3381,
author = {Schuz J and Bohler E and Berg G and Schlehofer B and Hettinger I and Schlaefer K and Wahrendorf J and Kunna-Grass K and Blettner M},
title = {Cellular phones, cordless phones, and the risks of glioma and meningioma (Interphone Study Group, Germany).},
year = {2006},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16443797/},
}