Using a mobile phone for up to 10 years does not appear to increase the risk of brain cancer, scientists said last night. A team from The Institute of Cancer Research found no substantial risk of acoustic neuroma -- a rare type of brain cancer -- with mobile use up to a decade...Technorati Tags: Cancer, Cell Phones, Mobile Phones, Brain Tumor, Acoustic Neuroma
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Wednesday, August 31, 2005
No Link Between Mobile Phones and Brain Tumors
From DNC and the British Journal of Cancer: