The public and scientists are alarmed by the new data on the increase in the number of brain cancer cases, which has revealed a more alarming trend than previously thought. They urged the government to heed warnings about the dangers of radiation from mobile devices.
As an example, scientists at the Physicians' Health Initiative for Radiation and Environment (PHIRE) cited an increase in cases of a brain tumor known as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). It is the most common and most aggressive form of brain tumor, accounting for 52 percent of primary brain tumors and 20 percent of all intracranial tumors.
Researchers analyzed 79,241 cases of malignant brain tumors between 1995 and 2016, finding that the number of GBM cases in England during this time increased from 1,250 per year in 1995 to slightly less than 3 thousand in 2016. …
The study was the first of its kind to analyze in detail the incidence of various types of malignant tumors. Scientists believe that the increase in GBM cases has so far been masked by a general drop in the incidence of other types of brain tumors. As a result of the work, the research team stated that the increase in the number of tumors in the frontal temporal lobe is suspicious and that the use of mobile phones and wireless communications is responsible for this.
However, in 2015, the European Commission's Scientific Committee on Newly Identified Health Risks concluded that, overall, epidemiological studies of radio frequency exposure to electromagnetic radiation from cell phones do not show an increased risk of brain tumors or other cancers in the head and neck region.
However, studies in other countries have found similar growth. The latest study lists causal factors other than mobile phone use that may explain the upward trend in GMB numbers, including radiation from X-rays, computed tomography and the effects of atomic bomb tests in the atmosphere.
In general, the study, published in the Journal of Public Health and Environment, caused controversy among scientists, and some experts said that the disease could be caused by other factors.
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