In the INTERPHONE study, the 10% of people who used their cell phones the most had a small increase in the risk of a certain type of brain tumor.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by the original INTERPHONE Study Group 2010 publication (OR=1.40, 95% CI 1.03-1.89 for glioma in highest decile) plus corroborating summaries from ISGLOBAL, NCI, and a 2024 re-analysis. Caveats exist regarding implausible reported values and lack of clear dose-response, but the core statistical finding is consistently reported. [cascade flags: wikipedia_dropped_other_sources_exist | tier=silver indep_score=0.867 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- Do Cell Phones Raise Your Risk of Cancer? - WebMD (seed:health_and_medicine)
- https://www.isglobal.org/en/-/interphone-study-reports-on-mobile-phone-use-and-brain-cancer-risk (corroboration)
- https://academic.oup.com/ije/article-abstract/39/3/675/631387 (corroboration)
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11191551/ (corroboration)