Primary brain tumors and mobile cell phone usage

Effect of cell‐phone radiofrequency on angiogenesis and cell invasion in human head and neck cancer cells

“…1,4,5 More specifically, it has been reported that cell phone radiofrequency can damage DNA and deregulate gene expression of apoptotic and antiapoptotic pathways, including signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), tumor necrosis factor a, and interleukin-6 in brain cells. Indeed, numerous investigations suggested an involvement of cell-phone radiofrequency in the development of brain cancer, especially glioma.…”

“…Indeed, numerous investigations suggested an involvement of cell-phone radiofrequency in the development of brain cancer, especially glioma. 1,4,5 More specifically, it has been reported that cell phone radiofrequency can damage DNA and deregulate gene expression of apoptotic and antiapoptotic pathways, including signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), tumor necrosis factor a, and interleukin-6 in brain cells. [6][7][8][9] On the other hand, it has been shown that these genes can play an important role in the progression of several types of human carcinomas via the initiation of the epithelial-mesenchymal transition event.…”

“…Thus, several studies suggested an association between cell phone use and the development of brain cancer, especially glioma. 1,4,5 On the other hand, it has been reported that cell-phone radiofrequency can damage DNA and deregulate several genes related to this event and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in brain cell models, [6][7][8][9] which is a hallmark of cancer progression. 10 All of this implicates cell-phone radiofrequency in human cancer initiation and/or progression especially in specific parts of the human body, such as the head and neck.…”

Possible Explanation for Cancer in Rats due to Cell Phone Radiofrequency Radiation

“…A very recent publication by Wojcik (2016) on a meta-analysis of many different human epidemiologic studies reported that the risk for glioma increased by a factor of 1.9 for cell phone users; it also mentioned the French Cerent collaborative case-control study that showed the risk for glioma increased by a factor of 2.89 for heavy cell phone users. Clearly, our students should be made aware of this risk and hopefully, the inclusion of this material in their science classes will further that awareness.…”