Long-term mobile phone use could lead to 1,500 new cases of brain tumours a year over the next two decades a study shows.

Researchers analysed the key 23 studies that have investigated the effects of the phone.

It involved more than 12,000 patients who had developed brain tumours and 25,000 who had not.

It concluded mobile phone use of 10 years or longer was associated with an increased risk of tumours of up to 34 per cent.

This could mean an extra 1,500 newly-diagnosed cases in Britain every year. Last night radiation expert Dr George Carlo, who led the biggest industry-funded research project into mobile phone use and brain cancer, said: “This information confirms our fears, giving serious concern for us and future generations.”

The team, whose findings were published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, said only eight of the 23 studies had reliable and up-to-date information. Later this year a £20million research project is expected to show those who used mobiles for a decade or longer could have a “significantly increased” risk of developing some types of brain tumours.

Powerwatch, which has examined electro-magnetic fields and health dangers for 20 years, said there was enough evidence to warn people to limit mobile phone use and ban them from children.

A landmark international study that has spanned ten years, investigated how mobile phones are linked to specific cancers. The published evidence will show that heavy users face a higher risk of developing brain tumours later in life.

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November 2, 2009