Connection Between Cell Phone Use And Brain Cancer Hard To Find

When cell phones were first introduced there was a big fear that excessive use would cause brain tumors and cancers for cell phone users. Nowadays, millions are using some sort of cell phone, so the risk of getting some form of cancer is still prevalent. This is why there was a major international study to see if there was a connection between brain cancer and cell phone use. The findings were positive considering that a link was found to be inconclusive, however there is a lot left to find out about what the effects of excessive cell use has on the biological nature of the brain.

A decade long survey was taken to test the validity of cell phone use causing cancer. Almost 13,000 people participated in the study and over the decade the study found that two types of brain cancer, meningioma and glioma (the first being more frequent but less dangerous while the latter being rarer but more dangerous) were not increased by cell phone use for long periods of time. This is a big blow to many theorists who always felt that there was a distinct connection between the two.

Yet, even though the study showed that the link between brain cancer and using your cell phone was transparent to say the least, the researchers who held the study admitted that there were some inconsistencies within the study. For example, the study didn't take into account were effects of the use of hands free cell phone headsets, the effect of having the cell phone being close to the body but not using it, and general human error within the decade long span study.

Whatever the case may be, the study has made steps in the direction of showing that there is no direct connection between being on your cell phone and brain cancer. Yet, just to be safe it's probably best to not be on your cell phone 24/7.