"Possibly Carcinogenic": The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a WHO agency, classified radiofrequency (RF) radiation (like that emitted by cell phones) as "possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B)" in 2011. This classification means there could be some risk, and further research is needed.
A new international systematic review, france mobile database partially funded by the WHO and published in Environment International in April 2025, analyzed 52 animal studies (rats and mice). This review concluded there is "high certainty of the evidence linking RF radiation exposure to two types of tumors: gliomas in the brain and malignant schwannomas in the heart" in laboratory animals. It also found
moderate certainty of an increased risk of other rare tumors (adrenal glands, liver) and some possible association with lymphomas.
This study's authors emphasize that the appearance of rare tumors in two species, under different conditions (including doses close to current safety
limits in some cases), warrants further investigation and suggests that current safety standards, which are primarily based on the thermal effects (heating) of radiation, might be insufficient.
They highlight that the same tumor types have also been observed in human studies, adding weight to their findings.
New Animal Study Concerns (April 2025):
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