Mobile phone users may face a growing threat of brain tumours according to campaigners that believe that he health risks posed by mobile use have been underappreciated.
A new study suggests that those who heavily use their mobile phones may be at a 25% higher risk of developing brain tumours than other landmark investigations have suggested.
The new study also believes that the Interphone study which cost around £15m was flawed in all areas, suggesting many higher risks than were reported.
According to the study, handsets need to be moved away from the body and head in order to lower the chances of cancer within the body. The study researchers also called for the government to play a larger role in educating the public by issuing stronger public health warnings.
However, despite the news, cancer charities have responded by saying the claims are out of proportion.
America’s Environmental Health Trust lobby group member Lloyd Morgan stated in response that there will be a large increase in brain tumours unless people start to become aware of their current mobile use behaviour. He added that the government should not make light of the issue but instead clearly convey the message to the public that mobile phones need to be held away from the body while in use.
The Interphone study was carried out by the UN World Health Organization and was performed over 13 different countries concluding that making phones calls over thirty minutes per day could potentially increase the chance of cancer.
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