Mobile phones may trigger mouth cancer

Here's a new one for the "mobile phones make you sick" category. This time, a study has is suggesting that cell phones may trigger mouth cancer. The use of mobile phones for long periods may trigger mouth cancer, shows a study by researchers in Israel.

The study found that five years of frequent use increased the chances of developing a tumour in the mouth by around 50 per cent compared with people who had never used one, reported the online edition of the Daily Mail.
The scientists said.Those who used mobiles the most were more likely than normal to develop parotid gland tumours.
The parotid is the largest of the salivary glands located in front of the ear. Long-term mobile phone users tended to develop tumours on the same side of the head as the phone was normally held, they said.

People who used mobile phones in rural areas, where the phone has to work harder to make contact with the nearest base station, were found to be at greater risk although the cause of the heightened risk was not established."