Note: This study found no significant biological effects under its experimental conditions. We include all studies for scientific completeness.
Cellular Telephone Use and Cancer Risk: Update of a nationwide Danish cohort.
Schüz J, Jacobsen R, Olsen JH, Boice, JD Jr, McLaughlin JK, Johansen C · 2006
View Original AbstractThis 21-year study of 420,000 Danish cell phone users found no increased cancer risk, even among long-term users.
Plain English Summary
Danish researchers followed 420,095 cell phone subscribers for up to 21 years to see if mobile phone use increased cancer risk. They found no increased risk for brain tumors, acoustic neuromas, or other cancers typically associated with phone use, even among people who used phones for 10 years or more. This large-scale study suggests that cell phone use does not significantly increase cancer risk over the long term.
Study Details
The widespread use of cellular telephones has heightened concerns about possible adverse health effects. The objective of this study was to investigate cancer risk among Danish cellular telephone users who were followed for up to 21 years.
This study is an extended follow-up of a large nationwide cohort of 420,095 persons whose first cell...
A total of 14,249 cancers were observed (SIR = 0.95; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.93 to 0.97) f...
We found no evidence for an association between tumor risk and cellular telephone use among either short-term or long-term users. Moreover, the narrow confidence intervals provide evidence that any large association of risk of cancer and cellular telephone use can be excluded.
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@article{j_2006_cellular_telephone_use_and_3383,
author = {Schüz J and Jacobsen R and Olsen JH and Boice and JD Jr and McLaughlin JK and Johansen C},
title = {Cellular Telephone Use and Cancer Risk: Update of a nationwide Danish cohort.},
year = {2006},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17148772/},
}