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Article: Long mobile use could cause brain tumours
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- The Hindustan Times
- Article date:
- April 2, 2006
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London, April 2 -- Using a cell phone for long periods could lead to malignant brain tumours, says a new study contradicting earlier findings which found no such link.
Earlier studies did not find evidences that radiation from cell phones was linked with elevated brain tumour risk although the damaging effect of cell phone use has been suspected for long.
Those who used a cell phone for 2,000 hours or for one hour a day over a period of more than 10 years increase their risk of a malignant brain tumour on the side of the head, according to a new study published in the International Archives of Occupational and Environmental ...