Brain Cancers and Mobile Phones

Posted on February 6, 2008 | 570 views
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The effect of Mobiles phones on the health with reference to the brain cancers is under discussion for quite some time. It is reported by BBC that a recent study in Japan suggests that mobile phone usage is not a risk factor in causing the brain cancers. This Japan based study got published recently in British Journal of Cancers, in this study the researchers have compared 322 brain cancer patients and 683 healthy people and have reached a conclusion that mobile phone usage has no relation with brain cancer.

Some time back, a similar study was conducted in 13 countries coordinated by International Agency for research on Cancer (IARC). It was a multicentric international study and was named INTERPHONE. At the start of study, it was recognized by IARC that certain electromagnetic fields (at extremely low frequency) were possibly carcinogenic. The study was started with the aim to know the reality with scientific methods. This scribe happened to read the results of the study carried out in Lyon France. The results suggested that no significant increased risk for glioma, meningioma or neuroma (all are brain tumors) was observed among cell phone users participating in Interphone. In the same report, it was suggested that the statistical power of the study was limited, and in order to know the complete picture, data from heaviest users, therefore need to be verified in the international INTERPHONE analysis. The similar point of concern was voiced by Dr. Lesley Walker, of the charity Cancer Research UK, who said: “So far, studies have shown no evidence that mobile use is harmful, but we can’t be completely sure about their long-term effects.”

Here, it must be noted that in this connection, the largest study to date, involving 420,000 people failed to find any evidence of a cancer trend even after 10 years of use.

From the discussion above, it can be concluded that the data available to date about harmful effects of mobile phone usage is incomplete and inconclusive so it is better to play safe.

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Brain cancers and Mobile Phones « Silence on February 6th, 2008 8:51 pm

[...] Brain cancers and Mobile Phones Posted on February 6, 2008 by Dr Farrukh Malik The effect of Mobiles phones on the health with reference to the brain cancers is under discussion for quite some time. It is reported by BBC that a recent study in Japan suggests that mobile phone usage is not a risk factor in causing the brain cancers. This Japan based study got published recently in British Journal of Cancers, in this study the researchers have compared 322 brain cancer patients and 683 healthy people and have reached a conclusion that mobile phone usage has no relation with brain cancer. [read more] [...]
Nayni on February 6th, 2008 10:14 pm

Thank God that I have no “brain”

And thank to you for this informative post. May Allah bless all the people “with” brains AAmeen
Dr Farrukh Malik on February 6th, 2008 10:17 pm

@Nayni:
Yeah a brainy lady with no brain right?
You are more than welcome and thanks for revisiting!
Nayni on February 6th, 2008 10:30 pm

Yeah a brainy lady with no brain right? —–> It means that you have brain ..hmmm… plz be careful while using your mobile

To keep on visiting your blog , I ‘ve to stop eating apples Raheri waley k saeb kesay bikain gae ub ????
Dr Farrukh Malik on February 6th, 2008 10:33 pm

@Nayni:
Don’t worry bik he jain ga waisa ya relation samjh nahin aaya..I seems no brian here too!
Nayni on February 6th, 2008 10:40 pm

hehehehe oho baba you are doctor naa.. it is said k saeb khao aur doctors se dooor raho..I like apples… ub main apples khaon gee tu aap k blog ko visit krnay ki kya zarorat paray gee phir ? So to visit your blog I’ve to avoid apples

Ub samjh aai ??
Dr Farrukh Malik on February 6th, 2008 10:43 pm

@Nayni:
Acha to muda ya tha hum kuch aur samjhay;)
Nayni on February 6th, 2008 10:45 pm

Badam khaya karain
Dr Farrukh Malik on February 6th, 2008 10:47 pm

@Nayni:
Neem hakeem khatra-e-jan samjha jata ha?
Nayni on February 6th, 2008 10:54 pm

I did not ask you to eat ” gulqund ” aur ” Arq-e-bund ghobi ” aur ” Khameera gao zaban ” aur ” barg-e- syaa etc etc
Main ne woh batia hae jo sadionn ka “azmoda” hae Ziada mazaq uraia naa tu I ‘ll send a msg to AAlim-e-burzukh to my grand mother that sum “kal ka doctor” is making fun of your “nuskha”
Dr Farrukh Malik on February 6th, 2008 10:56 pm

@Nayni:
Bhai toba kar li, ab Alam-e-Barzakh ki Dhamki wapis la lijeya.Waisa hamaray bhi kafa contacts ha wahan par ho sakta ha mere grandmother aap ki grandmother ki parose ho…
Nayni on February 6th, 2008 11:07 pm

N I’m pretty sure that they must be living in harmony there and they will defend their ” hakeemi” togather as I know that all grand mothers have same ” nuskha’s ” . So it is better for you to not take any “punga” with them and take back your words of ” neem hakeem ”
Dr Farrukh Malik on February 6th, 2008 11:10 pm

@Nayni:
Ab aap emotionally black mail karna pa uttar aye hain!
Nayni on February 6th, 2008 11:11 pm

hehehehe tu aap kion ho rahe hain ???? naa hon koi zaburdasti hae
Dr Farrukh Malik on February 6th, 2008 11:13 pm

@Nayni:
Chalain kya yaad karain ge kis sakhi sa pala para tha..Wapis liye!
Nayni on February 6th, 2008 11:15 pm

yahoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!

Shabash !
Dr Farrukh Malik on February 6th, 2008 11:20 pm

@Nayni:
Wah bhi bare khushi manai ja re ha, pehla pata hota ka koi itna khush hoga to kab ka wapis la chuka hotay!
Nayni on February 6th, 2008 11:24 pm

Es ko kehtay hain k khush bhi hoye aur “ehsan” bhi naa liya
Dr Farrukh Malik on February 6th, 2008 11:28 pm

@Nayni:
Wah Bhi ab is pa kehna chahya Shabash
Nayni on February 6th, 2008 11:31 pm

hehehehe…..