Prolong mobile use, higher chance of cancer

Do cell phones cause brain cancer? There’s no sign of it, say many. But, if researchers in Europe are to be believed, regular use of a mobile phone over more than a decade raises the risk of brain cancer.

Yes, according to Swedish researchers, who carried out a study, long-term users have double the chance of getting a malignant tumour on the side of the brain where they hold the handset, the ‘Daily Mail’ reported here today.

And, an hour a day on a mobile phone for over ten years, is be enough to increase the risk. “The international standard employed to protect users from radiation emissions is not safe and needs updating.

“Children should be discouraged from using mobiles because their thinner skulls and developing nervous systems make them especially vulnerable. Adults should exercise caution,” lead researcher Professor Lennart Hardell of the University Hospital in Orebro was quoted as saying.

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