Research rules out tumour link to mobiles

BRITIAN: Using a mobile phone is not linked to an increased risk of brain tumours, British researchers have reported.

The largest study completed so far on mobile use and brain tumour risks suggested there was no link between the two.

But the researchers said mobile phones had only been in widespread use for about 10 years, meaning the long-term effects were still unknown.

The latest study, published online in the British Medical Journal, involved 966 people with glioma - the most common type of brain tumour - and 1,716 healthy volunteers who acted as a comparison.

The two groups were interviewed about their use of mobile phones in the past.