After reviewing over 100 medical and scientific papers, as well as press and internet content, Canberra neurosurgeon, Dr Vini Khurana, has suggested that a causal link between excessive, prolonged mobile phone use and brain tumours can no longer be regarded as a myth. He states that “this danger has broader ramifications than asbestos and smoking and directly concerns us all”.

In his study, Dr Khurana found that there is evidence for a relationship between the overall length of use of a mobile phone and the delayed development of a brain tumour on the preferred side of the head for phone use. Some individuals may be more susceptible to tumour development than others and this susceptibility may be genetically pre-determined.

He states that “there is currently enough evidence and technology available to warrant industry and governments taking immediate steps to reduce exposure of consumers to mobile phone-related electromagnetic radiation and to make consumers aware of potential dangers and how to use this technology sensibly and safely”.

Given that mobile phones are convenient and can be life-saving in emergency situations, Dr Khurana provided the following precautionary recommendations :

Reference

Khurana, V.   2008   Mobile Phone - Brain Tumour Public Health Advisory   Online, available at : http://www.brain-surgery.us/mobilephone.html   (Viewed on 4.4.08)