Regarding Mobile Phones & Brain Tumours

July 2010 (HEALTH RISKS OF MOBILE PHONE BASE STATIONS):

• A peer-reviewed journal article concerning the health effects of mobile phone base stations - i.e., the flat-panel antennae frequently found near or on shops, homes, schools, daycare centers, and hospitals.
  • International Journal of Occupational & Environmental Health (2010. Vol. 16; pp 263-266): CLICK HERE for a link to the abstract of this Journal article. To view the entire article for free, click the "VIEW" link at the bottom of the abstract, then register with the journal (registration is free), then log in.

May 2010 (THE "INTERPHONE" STUDY ON MOBILE PHONES AND BRAIN TUMOURS):

• The following reports regarding the World Health Organization's 13-nation "INTERPHONE" study have emerged:
  • The Sunday Times (UK, May 16): CLICK HERE
  • The Australian (Australia, May 17): CLICK HERE
  • The Wall Street Journal (USA, May 29): CLICK HERE
  • The actual peer-reviewed INTERPHONE manuscript published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, can be accessed by CLICKING HERE

2009 (CELL PHONES & BRAIN TUMOURS):

• Dr Lennart Hardell (Sweden) first reported the link between mobile (and home cordless) phone usage and brain tumours.
• The possible association between cell phones and brain tumours has been debated. For an example of a published debate, CLICK HERE (PDF: 104K).
• In 2008 & 2009, with the new availability of longer "followup" data, four independent groups of researchers published peer-reviewed papers supporting the conclusion that prolonged usage of mobile phones can increase the risk of the user developing a brain tumour on the same side of the head as that used for mobile telephony:
  • Peter Kan et al. [USA] in Journal of Neurooncology (2008)
  • Vini Khurana et al. [Australia, Austria & Sweden] in Surgical Neurology (2009)
  • Yueh-Ying Han et al. [USA] in Surgical Neurology (2009)
  • Seung-Kwon Myung et al. [Korea & USA] in Journal of Clinical Oncology (2009).
• For the "in press" PDF of the peer-reviewed article by V.G. KHURANA (Neurosurgeon, Australia), C. TEO (Neurosurgeon, Australia), M. KUNDI (Epidemiologist, Vienna), L. HARDELL (Oncologist & Epidemiologist, Sweden), and M. CARLBERG (Statistician, Sweden), CLICK HERE (PDF: 350K).
  • For the "published" version of the article, CLICK HERE (Link to the Publisher).

2009 (LATELINE & 60 MINUTES):

• Investigative Journalist Ticky Fullerton's comprehensive report on the cell phone-brain tumour debate. CLICK HERE for footage (courtesy Lateline - ABC/Australia).
• 60 Minutes Australia features the stories of two heavy long-term users of mobile phones with malignant brain tumours (includes interviews with two neurosurgeons). CLICK HERE for the Webpage.