by Elizabeth Renter
(NaturalSociety) While brain cancer will only affect an estimated of 0.6 percent of men and women, the risk may be much higher for those of us who use our cell phones on a regular basis. New research suggests long-term cell phone users could be at a 300% increased risk of developing the deadly disease.
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The Swedish study found that people who use their cell phones for more than a year were at a 70% increased risk of brain cancer. But for those who used their phones for more than 25 years, the risk was 300% greater.
Well over 90% of Americans have a cell phone and more than 56% have a smart phone. Many of these people can’t imagine living without the technology and even sleep with their phone next to them like a mate. But like current and past research suggests, this dependency could be having serious brain-health effects.
Not only did long-term use increase the risk of brain cancer, but so did the amount of time you spend on the phone. According to a press release on the study:
“The total number of hours of wireless phone use was as important as the number of years of use. A fourth of the sample used wireless phones for 2,376 or more hours in their lifetime which corresponds to about 40 minutes a day over ten years. These heavier users had 250% greater risk of brain tumors as compared to those who never used wireless phones or used them for less than 39 hours in their lifetime.”