Mobile phones cause 'five-fold increase in brain cancer risk'

[ukhudshanskiy]

The Swedish study found large increased incidence of astrocytoma, the most common form of a malignant brain tumour type called glioma, in those who had been using mobiles for over 10 years.
According to official cancer registeries, there are about 8,600 diagnoses of 'primary' brain tumour per year in the UK.
However, according to the Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust, it is "widely accepted that these figures are an under-estimate of the actual numbers".
The true number could be almost double that, the charity fears.
A spokesman said: "The human cost is alarming. Malignant primary brain tumours take more years off the average person’s life than any other cancer. They are the most significant cause of cancer death amongst men under 45 and women under 35, and approximately 500 children are diagnosed with a primary brain tumour each year."