Are mobile phones causing brain cancer? What WHO says

A recent study about the potential relation between mobile usage and brain cancer by WHO revealed shocking facts.

What is the study?

While most people believe that there may be some link between both of these, the study found none. This high-quality study involved ten investigators from eleven countries who assessed sixty-three studies from 1994-2022.

What does it conclude?

Recently, WHO published the study that tried to find a link between mobile use and risk of brain cancer. The investigators assessed the radio frequency of not only mobile phones but also baby monitors, radars, TVs etc. The conclusion was that there is no possible link between mobile usage and increased risk of brain cancer. Co-author of this study, Mark Elwood is a senior professor of cancer epidemiology at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He said that none of the major questions studied in this research showed increased risks.

While the study was about brain cancer, the investigators also studied a possible link between mobile usage and other cancers. It involved cancer of the pituitary gland, salivary glands, leukaemia, etc. But still, they found no potential links neither in adults nor in children.

Previous studies

However, people have a perception that radio frequencies coming out of mobile phones, TVs, etc, are bad for our health. But a recent study busted the myth. However, it doesn’t cancel the possible connection between higher screen time and other health hazards. But it completely rules out the link with cancers.

Previous studies have also found no link between mobile use and cancer. So, this study aligns with the previous ones. Previously, WHO and other international health organizations have stated that there is no conclusive evidence to draw a relation between increased mobile use and health problems.

Final Words:

While the International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies mobile phone radiation as “possibly carcinogenic”, a recent study proved it wrong. This category is used when there is inadequate evidence to either completely rule out or to completely accept. With the reveal of this study, the agency should re-evaluate this categorization. By April 2025, the WHO will release its updated evaluation on an extensive study about any potential health risks that may be associated with mobile phone usage.