Good News! Cell Phones Do Not Cause Cancer!

By John Gawley on December 13th, 2006

The unsupported myth that cell phones can increase risk of developing certain types of Cell phone to ear cancers like tumors of the brain and nervous system, salivary gland or eyes, even leukemia has been largely debunked. According to a recently released Danish study, there is no link between cellular phones and cancer. This study is the largest and most comprehensive of its kind to date. The data available to the researchers allowed them to look at a large number of cell phone users and assess potential risks many years after they first used them. The study focused on Danish men and women who first subscribed for mobile phone service between 1982 and 1995 and followed them through 2002. This means that some patients were tracked for two decades. Previous advocates of a link between cancer and cell phones pointed to a lack of long-term information they claimed necessary in order to rule out negative effects over time.