They deny that cell phones cause cancer

• April 25, 2024

A few weeks ago the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed, through a press release, that the use of cell phones increases the risk of suffering Cancer . However, the most recent study, carried out by the Cancer Research Institute (ICR) of the United Kingdom, found that if these devices really represent a risk to health, its almost universal use would have already caused an increase in the number of brain tumors .

The research, published in the magazine Environmental Health Perspectives (Perspectives of Environmental Health), also identifies what it says are "failures" in several studies that have analyzed the link between cell phones and the development of Cancer .

Several studies have indicated that mobile users are unlikely to develop Cancer , but those who use the device for many hours do have a greater risk. The current study, said that there could be a biased interpretation of the answers that patients with brain tumors gave in the questionnaires about their use of mobile phones.

For example, explains the teacher Anthony Swerdlow , of the ICR, 10 patients in the study said they used the mobile for more than 12 hours each day:

"However, the evidence points out that although cellular use has increased drastically in a 20-year period, in many Western countries there is no evidence of a similar increase in the incidence of brain tumors." Although there is still some uncertainty, the accumulated evidence It increasingly shows opposition to the hypothesis that the use of mobile phones can cause brain tumors in adults, "Swerdlow said.

The scientist and his team carefully evaluated the study data, called: Interphone, who carried out the International Agency for Cancer Research of WHO in 13 countries. Swerdlow describes the research as "extraordinarily broad and exhaustive", but with "several methodological errors", so the analysis will continue, although he clarified that the possibilities of having Cancer by excessive use of cell phones are still remote.

For example, the scientist did not find "convincing evidence" of a link between the mobile phone and the location of the tumors in relation to their use.