Scientists show mobile phone-cancer link
The following is excerpted from an update by EMR Australia
Can radiofrequency radiation (wireless radiation) cause cancer?
A new systematic review says that it can – at least in animals.
This is important because ‘Strong evidence on cancer in experimental animals is relevant to the identification of a carcinogenic hazard to humans,’ the paper says.
The systematic review1 was commissioned and partly funded by the World Health Organization and conducted by a multi-country research team. It looked at 52 studies and cancers in different systems of the body.
‘The findings of this systematic review indicate that there is evidence that RF EMF exposure increases the incidence of cancer in experimental animals with the CoE [certainty of evidence] being strongest for malignant heart schwannomas and gliomas,’ the review concluded.
The authors found:
- moderate certainty of evidence for lymphoma
- moderate certainty of evidence for adrenal gland neoplasms
- moderate certainty of evidence for hepatoblastomas (liver cancers)
- moderate certainty of evidence of lung neoplasms
- high certainty of evidence for brain tumours
- high certainty of evidence for heart schwannomas (tumours) in male rats.
Significantly, brain tumours and schwannomas of the heart have also been in found in exposed humans.
“The evidence is now clear,’ says Dr Ron Melnick, Chair of the International Commission on the Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields (ICBE-EMF), ‘cell phone radiation can cause cancer in animals in concordance with the tumor types identified in human studies of mobile phone users. As animal studies are essential for predicting cancer risk in humans, governments should develop science-based safety standards to protect human health. The conclusion of the study commissioned by the WHO shows that the long-standing assumption current government limits are based on — that cell phone RF radiation can only cause harm through tissue heating — is wrong.’
The ICBE-EMF is calling for governments and policy makers around the globe to revise their radiation standards to provide greater protection for people and the environment.
Dr Louis Slesin from Microwave News, says: ‘This finding runs counter to the stated views of the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) and the WHO itself, as well those of most national health agencies.’ 2
What about the effects of 5G radiation?
The authors of the review point out that the ‘Frequencies that will be used in current and future 5G networks (3.5 – 60 GHz) are anticipated occur long before animal cancer data will be available to affect exposure guidelines. Such studies require many years to design, conduct and report which makes it a challenge to keep up with technology changes.’
In other words, we won’t know until long after we’re all exposed.
1. M. Mevissen, A. Ducray, J.M. Ward, A. Kopp-Schneider, J.P. McNamee, A.W. Wood, T.M. Rivero, K. Straif, Effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure on cancer in laboratory animal studies, a systematic review, Environment International (2025), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envi…
2. ICBE-EMF, ‘New WHO-funded Study Reports High Certainty of The Evidence Linking Cell Phone Radiation To Cancer In Animals, Press release 27.4.2025,
3. Microwave News, WHO Review Finds Cancer Risk in RF-Exposed Animals, 27.4.2025,
The following is excerpted from an update by EMR Australia