Mobile phone use ‘raises kid’s risk of brain cancer fivefold’
Posted by Elisa | Posted in Blog | Posted on 24-09-2008
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Alarming new research from Sweden on the effects of radiation raises fears that today’s youngsters face an epidemic of the disease in later life
By Geoffrey Lean, Environment Editor
Sunday, 21 September 2008
Children and teenagers are five times more likely to get brain cancer if they
use mobile phones, startling new research indicates. The study, experts say, raises fears that today’s young people may suffer an “epidemic” of the disease in later life. At least nine out of 10 British 6-year-olds have their own handset, as do more than 40 per cent of primary schoolchildren.