Mobile users of 10 years face cancer risk

PEOPLE who have been using mobile phones for more than 10 years face an increased risk of certain types of tumour, according to new medical research.

A review of 18 different international studies by a team of cancer specialists, led by oncologist Dr Lennart Hardell of the Orebro University in Sweden has concluded that there is “a consistent pattern of increased risk” for some brain tumours from using mobile handsets.

The review, which is published in the latest edition of medical journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine will further rekindle the continuing controversy about the safety of phone handsets.