A study conducted by the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (Arpansa) concluded that there is no relationship between mobile phone use and various types of cancer. The study, commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO) and recently published, found no association between exposure to radio waves from mobile phones and various types of cancer, including leukemia, lymphoma, and cancers of the thyroid and oral cavity.
This research represents the second systematic review that WHO has commissioned from the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency. The first review, released in September 2024, examined the relationship between mobile phone use and brain cancer and other head cancers, finding no connection.
Ken Karipidis, who was the lead author of both studies and deputy director of the Health Impact Assessment department at Arpansa, explained that this new research analyzed all available evidence on the association between mobile phones, mobile phone towers, and cancers.
Rohan Mate, a scientist from Arpansa involved in the study, mentioned that the results will contribute to existing knowledge to educate the public about wireless technology and cancer. Both systematic reviews will be part of an updated assessment of the health effects of exposure to radio waves that WHO is currently preparing.
