Cell phone use and brain tumors: Is there a risk?

With the technology advancing with an enormous speed, the use of cell phones has become widespread and commonplace. Who doesn?t have one these days?! In the last decade, the use of cell phones have skyrocketed, and so did the speculations on whether using cell phones increases the risk of developing a brain tumor.

There have been multiple studies conducted in Europe and the United States and almost all of these have found no risk of brain tumors with the cell phone use. In fact, using cell phones for more than 10 years also was not associated with the increased risk of brain tumors when compared to the risk of brain tumors in general population.

The consensus from the experts is that cell phone use is safe and does not raise one's risk of developing a brain tumor. Furthermore, the Health Council of Netherlands, for example, stated that there is no reason to limit cell phone use in children and no need to apply any precautions.

The most important health risk of cell phones to people is their use while driving. The risk exists both with the hand-held and the hands-free phones because it affects attention and concentration of the driver. Simply put, put your cell phone away while driving - and don?t worry about getting a brain tumor because of your phone.