Michael Cooney
Senior Editor

Study: Cell phones don’t cause tumors

Opinion
Sep 2, 20051 min

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Good news for cell phone users: A U.K. study finds that using a mobile phone does not cause tumors.

“The results of our study suggest that there is no substantial risk in the first decade after starting use. Whether there are longer-term risks remains unknown, reflecting the fact that this is a relatively recent technology,” Anthony Swerdlow, professor and lead investigator at the Institute of Cancer Research, said in a statement.

Now, excessive cell phone use while smoking – that’s another story.