Mobile telephones and the risk of development of brain tumors: «toxic talk» (review)
Paxelev A.A., Vygovskaya S.N., Nuvakhova M.B., Rachin A.P., Tarasova L.Yu.

National Medical Research Center for Rehabilitation and Balneology, Moscow

At present, the term «toxic talk» is more and more often used in the scientific community. This is not accidental. Numerous epidemiological studies, aimed at determining the reliable relationship between the radiation from a mobile phone and the risk of developing a brain tumor, are becoming increasingly important every year. The article presents an analysis of literature data on the effect of mobile phones on the risk of developing various brain tumors. It is shown, that in studies with a sufficient number of observations and carefully selected control groups there are statistically significant differences in the risk of developing brain tumors between individuals, who use mobile devices, and those who do not use them. Differences are most clearly manifested when the period of using a mobile device is 10 years or more. It was also revealed, that the most significant differences are established for tumors on the side of using mobile devices. Thus, the obtained data allow to attribute the radiation from mobile phones to the risk factors for brain tumors — acoustic neuroma, glioma and meningioma.

Key words: mobile phones, mobile devices, brain tumors, acoustic neuroma, glioblastoma, meningioma.
For citation: Paxelev A.A., Vygovskaya S.N., Nuvakhova M.B. et al. Mobile telephones and the risk of development of brain tumors: «toxic talk» (review) // RMJ. 2018. № 4(II). P. 91–93.