Researchers
from the University of California, Berkeley and a consortium of Korean
institutions finds that there is “possible evidence linking mobile phone
use to an increased risk of tumors.” Their analysis has been published in
the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

During
the meta-analysis, researchers examined 465 articles published in major
journals and focused on 23 studies involving 37,916 participants. In eight of
the studies – where “blinding” was used, meaning that researchers
were not told which people in the study had tumors  — cell phone users
were shown to have a 10% to 30% increased risk of tumors compared with people
who rarely or never used cell phones. The risk was highest among those who had
used cellphones for 10 years or more.

However,
the scientists agree that more research is required before a definitive
conclusion can be reached. The lead author of the analysis, Dr. Seung-Kwon
Myung from the National Cancer Center in Goyang, South Korea, said it is not
possible to draw conclusions without larger, more rigorous studies conducted
without the influence of the cell phone industry.

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