Mobile Phone Use Increases the Risk of Cancer By 50 Percent

(NaturalNews) Heavy users of mobile phones are 50 percent more likely to develop cancer of the salivary glands, according to a new study by researchers at Tel Aviv University and published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.

The researchers studied 500 Israelis who have tumors of the salivary gland, and compared the use of their mobile phone to 1300 Israelis who have no such tumors. They found that those who use cell phones for several hours a day, against the same side of the head 50 per cent had a higher risk of cancer than those who used the phones less frequently.

Residents of rural areas with a high mobile phone use has an even higher risk of tumors, compared to urban users. The researchers speculated that this could be due to the increased radiation dose required for mobile phones to operate in areas with fewer towers.

A number of studies have established a link between mobile phone use heavy health problems such as sleep disturbance and brain cancer. While the mobile phone industry is often said that studies have proven the safety devices, the researchers noted that these studies tend to seek short-term exposure, while radiation-related health problems often take up in May 'a decade before symptoms develop.

The researchers said the studies in Israel, where the level of mobile phone use (and therefore exposure to ionizing radiation) is very high, may provide insight otherwise only available from a study in the longer term.

"Compared to other studies, the amount of exposure to radiofrequency radiation we saw here is much higher," said lead researcher Siegal Sadetzki. "If you wish, you see what could be go elsewhere "accelerated" in Israel. "

The researchers also noted that many studies focus only for brain tumors, and no other health problems such as examined in this study. This could be due to cancer of the salivary gland is normally quite rare, accounting, for example, only 0.23 percent of all cancers diagnosed in the UK each year.