A study broke the rumor that had been widespread about the high risk of brain cancer from mobile phone signals. Studies conducted by scientists of University of Manchester found that the radio frequencies issued cell phone or mobile phone does not increase the risk of cancer significantly.
The researchers used the public data available in the UK national statistical offices to see the high trend of brain cancer diagnosed in Britain in the period 1998 to 2007.
The study was published in the journal Biolectromagnetics say that there are no statistics that show a significant increase of cancer in both men and women in nine-year period.
"Mobile users in the UK and other countries increased sharply since the 1990s era where mobile phones were first introduced," said head researcher Dr. Frank de Vocht, who also serves as an expert on labor and environmental health at the University of Manchester.
"However, there is controversy that said radio frequency of the phone increases the risk of brain cancer. Our findings indicate that the causal relationship between mobile phones and cancer is unlikely, because there was no evidence of increased brain cancer patients are significantly since the phone was introduced up to now," he said.
Dr. de Vocht said that there is no plausible biological mechanism to explain the radio waves can damage our genes directly, thus causing the cells become cancerous. Supposedly, if the rumors are true, then there will be growth of brain cancer significantly during the year 1998-2007 compared to previous years.
The team which also includes researchers from the Institute of Occupational Medicine of Edinburgh (Scotland) and Drexel University of Philadelphia (USA) found that an increase in small cancers of the temporal lobe 0.6 cases per 100 thousand people, or 31 cases per year increase in population 52 million.
The researchers used the public data available in the UK national statistical offices to see the high trend of brain cancer diagnosed in Britain in the period 1998 to 2007.
The study was published in the journal Biolectromagnetics say that there are no statistics that show a significant increase of cancer in both men and women in nine-year period.
"Mobile users in the UK and other countries increased sharply since the 1990s era where mobile phones were first introduced," said head researcher Dr. Frank de Vocht, who also serves as an expert on labor and environmental health at the University of Manchester.
"However, there is controversy that said radio frequency of the phone increases the risk of brain cancer. Our findings indicate that the causal relationship between mobile phones and cancer is unlikely, because there was no evidence of increased brain cancer patients are significantly since the phone was introduced up to now," he said.
Dr. de Vocht said that there is no plausible biological mechanism to explain the radio waves can damage our genes directly, thus causing the cells become cancerous. Supposedly, if the rumors are true, then there will be growth of brain cancer significantly during the year 1998-2007 compared to previous years.
The team which also includes researchers from the Institute of Occupational Medicine of Edinburgh (Scotland) and Drexel University of Philadelphia (USA) found that an increase in small cancers of the temporal lobe 0.6 cases per 100 thousand people, or 31 cases per year increase in population 52 million.
