This is good news for those who cannot live without their smartphone. After following the medical records of 400,000 women aged 50 to 80 over a period of 14 years, researchers at the University of Oxford have just concluded that regular cell phone use does not increase the risk of developing a brain tumor.
This large study, which has just been published in the Journal of the national cancer institute of Great Britain, began in 2001. The participants were questioned about their habits of telephone use and the researchers then followed the evolution of their health and investigated whether they developed one of the following three types of brain tumors: meningioma, pituitary adenoma or neuroma.
During the 14 years of follow-up, a total of 3268 incident brain tumors were recorded. Experts found that 0.41% of women who had regularly used a mobile phone for 10 years developed a brain tumor, compared to 0.44% of women who never used a mobile phone. This sweeps away concerns about cell phone use and brain cancer, the researchers say.
Source :
Cellular Telephone Use and the Risk of Brain Tumors: Update of the UK Million Women Study, Journal of the national cancer institute, March 2022
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