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Cell phones do not cause brain cancer: new study

AIMAN INAM

MELBOURNE:  According to a recent study, published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, use of cellular phones is not causing cancer, as there is no connection amid cell phones and cancerous brain tumors.

In this context scientists determined no increase in tumors regardless of extensive use of such mobile devices in Australia for more than 30 years.

One of the lead researchers of  the study and emeritus professor in public health  from University of Sydney, Simon Chapman noted: “Mobile phones produce non-ionizing radiation which is low energy, sufficient only to ‘excite’ the electrons enough to make them just heat up.”

“Some 90 percent of the population uses them today and many have used them for a lot longer than 20 years. However, we are seeing no rise in the incidence of brain cancer against the background rate”, Chapman added.

Scientists have reported their observations, after analyzing approximately 19,858 men and 14,222 women.

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M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.