A quarter of a million mobile phone users are to have their medical records tracked for more than 20 years in the world’s largest study into the health effects of the devices.Network operators, including Vodafone and O2 in the UK, have agreed to invite a random selection of customers aged 18 to 69 to take part in the study, which will look for increased rates of cancer, dementia and other conditions, such as depression and sleep disorders.To read this report in The Guardian in full, see:
www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/apr/22/mobile-phones-health-surveyAlso see:mthr.org.uk/press/documents/MTHRP9.pdf [study news release]Study to examine cancer risk in mobile phone use
Thousands of people are to be studied over the course of 20 or 30 years to see if the long-term use of mobile phones increases the risk of developing brain tumours and other medical disorders, as part of the largest ever study into the subject.At least 250,000 mobile phone users will be monitored as part of the multi-million-pound Cohort Study on Mobile Communications (Cosmos), which aims to settle the debate over whether there are any serious health risks from using the devices once and for all.
www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/study-to-examine-cancer-risk-in-mobile-phone-use-1951956.htmlMobile phones, cancer and Alzheimer’s disease: the ultimate study is launched
The world’s biggest study into whether mobile phones cause cancer and other diseases has been launched by British scientists.More than 250,000 people in five different countries will take part in the research which is expected to last more than 30 years and cost millions of pounds.
www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/7620278/Mobile-phones-cancer-and-Alzheimers-disease-the-ultimate-study-is-launched.htmlBritish mobile phone health study to follow 250,000-plus users
A new, decades-long study launches Thursday to investigate possible links between cell phone use and a series of health problems, including cancer and Alzheimer’s.Part of the Mobile Telecommunications and Health Research (MTHR) Program, the cohort study on mobile communications (COSMOS), is set to follow at least 250,000 people aged 18 to 69 from five European countries for 20 to 30 years.
news.cnet.com/8301-27083_3-20003209-247.htmlBiggest study on cellphone health effects launched
The biggest study to date into the effects of mobile-phone usage on long-term health was launched on Thursday, aiming to track at least a quarter of a million of people in five European countries for up to 30 years.The Cohort Study on Mobile Communications (COSMOS) differs from previous attempts to examine links between cellphone use and diseases such as cancer and neurological disorders in that it will follow users’ behaviour in real time.
in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-47910320100422Study launched on health impact from mobile phones
A new decades-long study examining the link between the use of mobile phones and long-term health problems such as cancer and neurological diseases launched on Thursday across five European countries.Organisers said the Cohort Study on Mobile Communications (COSMOS) would be the largest of its kind, examining more than 250,000 people aged 18 to 69 in Britain, Finland, the Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark.
uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE63L1WK20100422
Health of 250,000 European mobile phone users to be tracked in British study
A quarter of a million mobile phone users are to have their medical records tracked for more than 20 years in the world’s largest study into the health effects of the devices.