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Mobile Phones Not Linked to Brain Cancer

WHO and global health bodies called for re-evaluation of the 2011 cancer risk classification.

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A review commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO) concluded that there is no evidence linking mobile phone use to an increased risk of brain cancer. The review assessed data from 63 studies conducted between 1994 and 2022, involving assessments by 11 investigators from 10 countries. It focused on radiofrequency radiation used in mobile phones, TV, and other devices, finding no increased risks of brain cancers or other types of cancer associated with mobile phone use.

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Mobile Phones Not Linked to Brain Cancer

WHO and global health bodies called for re-evaluation of the 2011 cancer risk classification.

  • by Jennifer Rigby

  • September 3, 2024

  • 2 min

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