A new study commissioned by the World Health Organization of published evidence available worldwide has concluded that there is no link between mobile phone use and an increased risk of brain cancer.
The study showed that despite the huge increase in the use of wireless communication technology, there has been no corresponding increase in the incidence of brain cancer. This applies even to people who have been making long phone calls or using mobile phones for more than a decade.
The analysis included 63 studies conducted between 1994 and 2022, and evaluated by 11 research bodies from 10 countries, including the Australian government’s Radiation Protection Authority.
Study co-author Mark Elwood, professor of cancer epidemiology at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, said the study assessed the effects of radio frequencies used in mobile phones, televisions, baby monitors and radar.
“None of the major issues studied showed an increase in risk,” he continued.
The study examined brain cancers in adults and children, as well as pituitary and salivary gland cancers and leukemia, the risks associated with the use of mobile phones, transmitters and broadcast stations, and also occupational exposure.
The analysis follows similar efforts. The World Health Organization and other international health bodies have previously said there is no conclusive evidence of harmful health effects from radiation from mobile phones, but have called for more research.
The WHO assessment is due to be released in the first quarter of next year.