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Mobile phone use causes brain cancer in humans.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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Is it true that mobile phone use causes brain cancer in humans?

Partly. Most large cohort and incidence-trend studies found no association between mobile phone use and brain cancer, while a few ecological and laboratory reports suggest a possible link, mainly for temporal lobe tumors or transient DNA damage in cells. The evidence overall covers only part of the claim and does not settle whether mobile phone use causes brain cancer in humans.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 3 sources for, 4 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 3
Inferring the 1985-2014 impact of mobile phone use on selected brain cancer subtypes using Bayesian structural time series and synthetic controls.
2016
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Vocht, F. d. (2016). Inferring the 1985-2014 impact of mobile phone use on selected brain cancer subtypes using Bayesian structural time series and synthetic controls.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2016.10.019

Evidence against · 4
Mobile phone use and brain tumour risk – COSMOS, a prospective cohort study – IARC
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Mobile phone use and brain tumour risk – COSMOS, a prospective cohort study – IARC. (n.d.). iarc.who.int. https://www.iarc.who.int/news-events/mobile-phone-use-and-brain-tumour-risk-cosmos-a-prospective-cohort-study/

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Mobile phone specific electromagnetic fields induce transient DNA damage and nucleotide excision repair in serum-deprived human glioblastoma cells
2018
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Al-Serori, H., Ferk, F., Kundi, M., Bileck, A., Gerner, C., Mišík, M., Nersesyan, A., Waldherr, M., Murbach, M., Lah, T., Herold-Mende, C., Collins, A., & Knasmueller, S. (2018). Mobile phone specific electromagnetic fields induce transient DNA damage and nucleotide excision repair in serum-deprived human glioblastoma cells. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0193677

Analysis of Brain Tumors Due to the Usage of Mobile Phones
2017
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SAEED, S., SHAIKH, A., & NOOR, S. A. (2017). Analysis of Brain Tumors Due to the Usage of Mobile Phones. publications.muet.edu.pk. http://publications.muet.edu.pk/research_papers/pdf/pdf1572.pdf

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Trends in Malignant and Benign Brain Tumor Incidence and Mobile Phone Use in the U.S. (2000-2021): A SEER-Based Study.
2025
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L, Z. & JE, M. (2025). Trends in Malignant and Benign Brain Tumor Incidence and Mobile Phone Use in the U.S. (2000-2021): A SEER-Based Study.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22060933

Interpretation of Timetrends (1996–2017) of the Incidence of Selected Cancers in England in Relation to Mobile Phone Use as a Possible Risk Factor
2021
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Vocht, F. d. (2021). Interpretation of Timetrends (1996–2017) of the Incidence of Selected Cancers in England in Relation to Mobile Phone Use as a Possible Risk Factor. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1002/bem.22375

Emerging aspects of mobile phone use.
2009
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F, S. & M, B. (2009). Emerging aspects of mobile phone use.. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/pubmed-PMC3167644

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