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I would have two questions before giving this study a whole lot of credence. First, is does. Khurana have epidemiological experience? The article lists him as a neurosurgeon, but the study is clearly epidemiological in nature, and epidemiology involves some statistical techniques that non-members of that profession are not always familiar with and could lead to flawed results in inexperienced hands.
Mobile phones could kill far more people than smoking or asbestos, a study by an award-winning cancer expert has concluded. He says people should avoid using them wherever possible and that governments and the mobile phone industry must take "immediate steps" to reduce exposure to their radiation. The study, by Dr Vini Khurana, is the most devastating indictment yet published of the health risks.
It draws on growing evidence - exclusively reported in the IoS in October - that using handsets for 10 years or more can double the risk of brain cancer. Cancers take at least a decade to develop, invalidating official safety assurances based on earlier studies which included few, if any, people who had used the phones for that long.