Does Cell Phone Radiation Cause Cancer?

Do mobile phones cause brain tumors or not? Whenever there’s a trillion-dollar industry involved—whether it’s the Big Food, Big Tobacco, Big Pharma, or Big Telecom—there’s so much money involved that the science can get manipulated.

I’ve talked a lot over the years about the corrupting influence of commercial interests on science. See, for example:

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-Michael Greger, MD FACLM

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[Pyriphlegeton]

Please keep on reviewing lifestyle science. This may not be nutrition, but it sure as hell is important and interesting.
Thank you.

[Albopepper]

Great info! Can't wait to see the real, objective findings. Thanks for pointing out why there is so much confusion on this subject!!!

[KrisKrohn]

Love that you are covering this topic!

[Arishu]

NutritionFacts org is becoming LifestyleFacts org :D And that's a positive thing :D

[shannoncunningham]

I would love to see a video on how Wifi may affect health, too!

[blackwater]

My inability to afford a large number of minutes on my cell plan has increased my likelihood of living longer? Score! xD

[sayuas]

I'm curious if it would also cause more cancer if you have a telephone tower on top of your apartment building.

[nitsan]

Interesting to see you add more topics that aren't nutrition.
Feedback: What I would like to see is more concise information on some topics. For example the recent videos on rice were excellent but there were so many that it got a bit confusing.

[hammypie]

I rarely talk on the phone but I watch videos like 10 hours daily is that just as bad??

[MikeWille]

I love that you're branching out past just nutrition. We want to be healthy overall and this helps accomplish that!

[JenDoe]

It’s rather scary to think that it could - 2 friends of mine who worked wearing a headset in their job (answered phones all day via headset) developed cancer in their face, ear and jaw - it was exactly where the headset was. And yes, they both died from it. Anecdotal, yes, however something to think about.

[loiclaccomoff]

In 2011, and I quote;
"The WHO / International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) HAS
CLASSIFIED RADIOFREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS AS POSSIBLY CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS, based on an increased risk for glioma, a malignant type of brain cancer1, associated with
wireless phone use."
There we go.

[ernestm]

I won't be able to live without my cellphone, but whatever comes out. I am definitely getting a hands-free headset. I will eat, Bok Choy, cabbage, broccoli, walnuts, flax seeds, and sweet potatoes the rest of my life. I should be more or less ok. Thanks to these videos!

[egan]

I have heard of this so I try to always use the speakerphone or headphones at all times

[JenDoe]

I’ve been WAITING for this video! Thank you Dr. Greger and Team! 💚🙏🏼

[EMFMiner]

Great video, however, the focus only on cell phone use and cancer is a bit myopic and almost a red herring. To truly understand the threat of man-made non-ionizing radiation (EMF/EMR), one must consider all frequencies including power lines (50/60hz) and dirty electricity as well as the dozens of linked symptoms and chronic ailments that can be caused by these relatively novel exposures.

For example, a person can have never owned/used a cell phone but still have abnormally high exposures to wireless and wired electromagnetic fields in their home and work environment, which will increase their likelihood of being sicker, sooner. Smoking cigarettes clearly increase your chance of getting cancer, but let's not forget about 2nd/3rd hand exposures to tobacco and the many other health problems to which they contribute.

Cell phones are a small piece of the EMF puzzle. Proximity to power lines/substations, house wiring in the bedroom, DECT cordless phones, Wifi routers, cell towers, "smart" everything are cumulatively much more important than the question of whether cell phones cause cancer.

[jemocrazy]

Thank you for these new style of videos and the video editing and graphics are superb.

[veg]

I'm about to buy the S8, but now i will wait a bit :/

[LukePranay]

Brother, the time length that people are using cellphones is decreasing exponentially - now people use gsm-data/Wi-fi on their phones mainly (whatsapp, skype, facetime) - so, will you please do a similar research for: gsm-data and another for Wi-Fi ?

[CoffeeattheBeach]

thankfully I always talk on speakerphone, never while driving and turn it off at night not keeping it bedside either. The fact that guys keep it in their pockets is another concern. Perhaps stick it in an EMF wrap cover, then put it in the pocket.