From time to time, many doctors are asked whether cell phones cause brain tumors. While some pass it off by saying it doesn’t matter, others reply by saying that I use my mobile phone with headphones. Unfortunately, neurosurgeons are also included in this group. Since the first years of the mobile phone, we have been following whether it causes tumor formation with the microwave effect. A proven harmful effect was not reported until recently. The fact that there is a technology that has just come into use here may not have been enough for scientific studies to provide short-term information. But the data published by Swedish scientists in the last month brought some tangible results. Cell phones communication system is done with microwave. Although its effect on cells is not similar to radiation, it is still an energy that enters the tissues. Microwaves are known to cause deep heating of tissue. After 15 years have passed since the use of the communication system and people have been using mobile phones for a long time, healthier information has been obtained. Today, it is reported that the waves emitted by mobile phones cause breaks in the DNA chains of the genes located in the nuclei of brain cells, which is the main cause of tumor formation. The same problems occur with cordless phones. In order to be effective at long distances, different phones with stronger wavelengths are produced and require attention when using them. In recent scientific studies, an increase in the incidence of brain tumors has been detected at the end of 10 years, albeit at a low level, on the side of the brain hemisphere where mobile phones are used. The increase is higher in neuromas that develop from the sheath of the balance nerve, especially along with the auditory nerve. Although these tumoral formations, which are adjacent to the brain stem in the posterior part of the brain, are benign, they cause a decrease in hearing due to the pressure on the nerve, and symptoms leading to paralysis on that side of the face. Today, the percentage of using mobile phones is 60% at the age of 15, and up to 95% at the age of 19. Young people can sometimes have two phones instead of one. In the coming years, it would be beneficial to inform our young people about serious findings before they occur. Our girls talk longer, but no significant difference in tumor development was obtained.
In conclusion, mobile phones are an important part of our daily life. It is impossible to give up completely. It seems wiser not to talk for a long time and to use it with headphones. Considering the situation of mobile phone manufacturers, they should plan to produce less harmful phones by changing their wavelength and energy values, if necessary. In my opinion, it is more appropriate to wait for the production of models with earphones in cordless phones and use them in this way.
