In the past 15 years, mobile telephone use has evolved from an uncommon activity to one with > 4.6 billion subscriptions worldwide. However, there is public concern about the possibility that mobile phones might cause cancer, especially brain tumors. We reviewed the evidence on whether mobile phone use raises the risk of the main types of brain tumor—glioma and meningioma—with a particular focus on the recent publication of the largest epidemiologic study yet: the 13-country Interphone Study.
Technology Partners: MimirTech
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/mobile-phones-brain-tumors-and-interphone-study-where-are-we-now
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/anthony-j-swerdlow
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/maria-feychting
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/adele-c-green-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/environmental-health-perspectives
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/telecommunication
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/brain-cancer
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/radiation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/epidemiological-studies
