Tuesday, October 05, 2004

Mobile radiation 'boosts cancer cells'

Radiation from mobile phones may be able to accelerate the growth of cancer cells, claims an Italian scientist.

Laboratory tests using leukaemia cells found genes that made the cells replicate far faster were turned on if they were exposed to the radiation for more than 48 hours.

The bottom line is there are no known mechanisms by which mobile phone radiation can increase the risk of cancer

BBC News Health