After three decades of speculation, study and consistent review, experts finally know whether mobile phones can give us cancer. According to a review commissioned by the World Health Organisation (WHO), mobile phone use does not put humans at an increased risk of cancer. Brilliant news for the phone-addicted among us!
For years, average people and experts alike have expressed concern over the effect of radiation produced by mobile phones on the human body. As technology progressed and our phone use became more frequent, many believed that cancers — most commonly in the head and neck— had become more common too.
What did the latest scientific review reveal?
Thanks to a four-year scientific review led by scientists at the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) and published in the scientific journal Environmental International, we now know this isn’t the case.
Researchers from 10 different countries looked into more than 5000 papers from 1994 to 2022 which investigated the effects of mobile phone radiation, plus looking into 63 further observational studies.
“We’ve been talking about this issue for the last 30 years,” Ken Karipidis, ARPANSA’s health impact assessment director, told the Sydney Morning Herald.
“There have been many studies in the past that have had contrary conclusions so it’s important to combine all the evidence and really let people know what’s really going on.
“The evidence does not show a link between mobile phone use and brain cancer or other head and neck cancers.”
Interestingly, he also explained that there was no association or increase of risk with prolonged use of a mobile phone — which is great news for the endless TikTok scrollers reading this article.
What about claims that 3G, 4G or 5G networks causing cancer?
Despite claims from some conspiracy theorists that 3G, 4G or 5G networks could cause cancer, co-author and cancer epidemiology honorary professor Mark Elwood claims that these findings effectively rule out 4G and 3G. As for 5G, it’s not certain but Elwood says it’s unlikely to have any effect.
“There are no major studies yet of 5G networks but there are studies of radar, which has similar high frequencies. These do not show an increased risk.”
The findings are incredibly comforting considering how reliant we’ve all become on mobile phones in our work lives and day-to-day social activities.
I’m not saying it’s an excuse to spend more time on your phone, but I hope this confirmation makes you feel slightly less guilty when you’re enjoying a cheeky hour or two of phone time before bed.
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