Note: This study found no significant biological effects under its experimental conditions. We include all studies for scientific completeness.
Cellular phone use and brain tumor: a meta-analysis.
Kan P, Simonsen SE, Lyon JL, Kestle JR. · 2007
View Original AbstractLong-term cell phone users (10+ years) showed 25% higher brain tumor risk, highlighting concerns about cumulative EMF exposure over time.
Plain English Summary
Researchers analyzed nine case-control studies involving over 17,000 people to examine whether cell phone use increases brain tumor risk. They found no overall increased risk for typical users, but discovered a 25% higher risk among people who used cell phones for 10 years or longer. This suggests that while short-term use appears relatively safe, long-term exposure may pose health concerns that require further investigation.
Study Details
We conducted a meta-analysis to examine the effect of cellular phone use on the risk of brain tumor development.
We searched the literature using MEDLINE to locate case-control studies on cellular phone use and br...
Nine case-control studies containing 5,259 cases of primary brain tumors and 12,074 controls were in...
We found no overall increased risk of brain tumors among cellular phone users. The potential elevated risk of brain tumors after long-term cellular phone use awaits confirmation by future studies.
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@article{p_2007_cellular_phone_use_and_3128,
author = {Kan P and Simonsen SE and Lyon JL and Kestle JR.},
title = {Cellular phone use and brain tumor: a meta-analysis.},
year = {2007},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17619826/},
}