A team of researchers used data on the entire population of Denmark to determine that neither short- nor long-term use of cellular phones, also called mobile phones, was linked to a greater risk of tumors of the brain and nervous system, salivary gland or eyes, leukemia or cancer overall.
It is estimated that more than 2 billion people worldwide use cellular phones.
"I think the results of this study are quite reassuring," Joachim Schuz of the Danish Institute of Cancer Epidemiology in Copenhagen, the lead researcher, said in an interview by cellular phone from Denmark.
Cell phones don't increase cancer risk
Posted on Monday, December 11 2006 @ 7:18 CET by Thomas De MaesschalckA study released last week involving more than 400,00 Danish cellular users says there's no increased risk of getting cancer by using cell phones.
