WHO Study Finds No Link Between Mobile Phones and Brain Cancer

News Desk

Geneva: A recent study by the World Health Organization (WHO) challenges the long-held belief that heavy use of mobile phones increases the risk of brain cancer.

This comprehensive research, which involved experts from ten countries including Australia’s Radiation Protection Authority reviewed 63 studies published between 1994 and 2022. These studies analyzed the relationship between mobile phone radiofrequency exposure and brain cancer incidence.

The findings indicate no evidence of a link between cell phone use and brain tumors. Mark Elwood, a prominent researcher, notes that even individuals who make frequent, long-duration calls or have used mobile phones for over a decade do not show an increased risk of brain cancer.

Professor of cancer epidemiology at Auckland University, who co-authored the study, expressed optimism about the results, stating that the study provides strong evidence against the supposed connection between cell phone radiation and brain malignancy.

While the study offers reassurance to millions of mobile phone users, the WHO acknowledges the need for continued research to explore other potential health risks associated with radiofrequency exposure.