Here is some good news for those of you worried about a possible connection between cell phone use and intracranial malignancies. In an international study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, researchers tracked 1209 meningioma cases and 3299 population-based control subjects. Data were collected regarding regularity of mobile phone use, duration of use, cumulative number of hours of use, cumulative number of calls, and several other indicators of cell phone use patterns.
When the researchers tried to correlate these data with meningioma risk, they found no connection. In fact, the risk of meningioma among regular cell phone users was actually lower than that for never or non-regular users! Furthermore, meningioma risk did not increase with years of mobile phone use, cumulative hours of use, or cumulative number of calls. These findings were similar regardless of age, gender, or telephone network type (analog vs. digital).
So, one more health scare bites the dust! You cell phone junkies can rest a little easier now.
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