Mobile use does not increase risk of brain cancer: study

There is no risk of brain cancer in mobile phone use. A review of 63 studies found no link between mobile phone use and an increased risk of brain cancer. British media Sky News wrote about this in a report. The review, commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO), found that the number of brain cancers has not increased over the past 20 years, despite advances in wireless technology.

The review was led by experts from the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency. Researchers from 10 countries have also participated in it. In this study, the researchers looked at the radio frequency of 300 Hz to 300 GHz wavelength. These radio frequencies are used for mobile phones, Wi-Fi, radar, baby monitors and other apps. The research team looked at cancers such as brain cancer, pituitary gland, salivary gland and leukemia, said Mark Ellwood, co-author of the review and Professor of Cancer Epidemiology at the University of Auckland.

None of the big questions tested here showed a cancer risk, he said. For the main problem, no increased risk was found for mobile phones and brain cancer with more than ten years of exposure and the highest number of calls during call time. This research review included 63 relevant articles published between 1994 and 2022 from 22 countries. Professor Mark Ellwood said the study used data from people who had been using phones for 10 years or more to see if there was a link between mobile phones and brain cancer. He said that most of the phones used in this study were from 1G and 2G networks of previous years.

And the new 3G and 4G networks emit considerably less radio frequency than these. Researchers found no risk of leukemia or brain cancer in children from exposure to radio, TV transmitters or mobile phone base stations. Professor Ellwood said about the 5G mobile network, no such research has been done so far. But radar has a similar high frequency, but studies have shown that it does not increase the risk of brain cancer. This review was published in the scientific journal 'Environment International'. It took four years to complete.