Your cell phone is not going to give you brain cancer.
Exposure to radio waves from phones was not linked to an increased risk for the disease, a study commissioned by the World Health Organization concluded. Australian researchers analyzed data from over 5K studies and honed in on 63 different projects over a 28-year period.
Phones emit non-ionizing radiation, which sparked concerns about cancer risk. And a 2011 report classified radio-wave exposure as a potential carcinogen for humans. But those findings were largely based on observational studies.Researchers have since concluded, for example, that people with brain cancer overstated their phone usage.
This systematic review is the strongest evidence yet that wireless technologies are not hazardous to human health. There was no found correlation between use and any upper body cancer, and long-term usage of the devices was also not flagged.
