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Cell Phones and Brain Tumors

Researchers and physicians continue to debate a possible link between cell phone use and brain tumors. Below are the latest resources, including news articles, fact sheets and scientific studies, on the topic.

News articles and fact sheets:
U.S. Rep. Dennis Kuchich to Introduce Bill Calling for Radiation Research, Warning Label

WHO News Release on Interphone Study

FDA: No Evidence Linking Cell Phone Use to Brain Tumors

NY Times: Questions About Brain Tumors and Cell Phones

Harpers Magazine: For Whom the Cell Tolls - Why your phone may (or may not) be killing you

Cell Phones: "Not Exactly a Ringing Endorsement"

Four Country Study Does Not Find Link Between Cell Phones and Brain Tumors

WHO Says Long-Term Cell Phone Use May Increase Brain Tumor Risk

Fact or Fiction?: Cell Phones Cause Brain Cancer

Congressional Hearing: Scientists Urge More Research on Cell Phone Use

NCI: Cell Phones and Brain Cancer: What We Know (and Don't Know)

The National Cancer Institute – Q&A on Cell Phones and Cancer

Research studies:

WHO Interphone Study on Brain Tumors and Cell Phones

Dreyfuss, Mixed Results on Link Between Cellular Telephones and Cancer


Hardell and Carlberg, “Mobile phones, cordless phones and the risk for brain tumours”

 

Takebayashi and Varsier, “Mobile phone use, exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic field, and brain tumour: a case–control study”  


Hocking, “Letter to the Editor on the Japanese Cell Phone Study”

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