March 2024 PMID 38458118

Mobile phone use and brain tumour risk - COSMOS, a prospective cohort study.

Maria Feychting, Joachim Schüz, Mireille B Toledano, Roel Vermeulen, Anssi Auvinen, Aslak Harbo Poulsen, Isabelle Deltour, Rachel B Smith, Joel Heller, Hans Kromhout, Anke Huss, Christoffer Johansen, Giorgio Tettamanti, Paul Elliott

Mentions

96
Peak: 23 in Mar 2024
across 5 sources since Mar 2024

Extended reach

877,066
potential audience

Total likes

11,703

Video views

781,709

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Mar 2024 – Mar 2025

Where it's discussed

  • News45 articles
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  • Blogs8 articles
  • YouTube3 videos
  • Bluesky2 posts

AI synopsis

What people are saying

The discussions predominantly highlight the study's comprehensive scale and reassuring results, using words like 'large,' 'prospective,' and 'reliable,' which convey credibility and importance; some posts emphasize the study's neutral tone and methodologically strong design, reflecting a genuine interest in scientific evidence rather than skepticism.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions express support or neutrality towards the study’s findings, indicating a general agreement with the conclusion that mobile phone use does not increase brain tumor risk.

InterestHigh interest

The posts demonstrate high interest in the topic, with many referring to the large scale and detailed nature of the study, as well as its implications.

EngagementModerate engagement

Posts show moderate engagement, with some sharing summaries or emphasizing the significance of the findings, but few deep analytical reflections.

ImpactModerate impact

The overall tone suggests the study might influence public perception or reassure concerned users, though concrete policy changes are not frequently discussed.

Abstract in brief

  • The COSMOS study aimed to investigate whether long-term mobile phone use is linked to increased cancer risk, specifically glioma, meningioma, and acoustic neuroma.
  • The study involved 264,574 participants from multiple countries, tracking their mobile phone use and cancer diagnosis over a median follow-up period of 7.12 years.
  • Results showed no significant association between mobile phone call time and the risk of these tumors, suggesting that over 15 years of usage does not increase cancer risk.

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IARC
@IARCWHO · X

IARC researchers & partners in the COSMOS project, looking into potential long-term effects of use of wireless communications, find that those who talked

Mar 11, 2024 · 18 likes · 11 shares · 17,583 followers View post →
Anssi Auvinen
@auvinen_anssi · X

Results on association between mobile phone use and brain tumor risk from the COSMOS prospective cohort study finally out! Reassuring findings and the study avoids many of the shortcomings in previous case-control and cohort studies. https://t.co/VwzlUB1oVR

Mar 7, 2024 · 10 likes · 528 followers View post →
IBTA
@theIBTA · X

Mobile phone use and brain tumour risk – COSMOS, a prospective cohort study https://t.co/nTV9pe27fa

Mar 11, 2024 · 7 likes · 5 shares · 4,739 followers View post →
UK_EHS
@dave_ehs · X

Response to the Letter to the Editor regarding “Mobile phone use and brain tumour risk − COSMOS, a prospective cohort study” (open access) #Radiation #EMFs #Cancer https://t.co/uoe5pJt7Ly https://t.co/vUSHhd7twA

Apr 23, 2024 · 7 likes · 5 shares · 546 followers View post →
うさぎ林檎@ししょーPPMPP
@usg_ringo · X

食品安全情報blog2「IARC:携帯電話の使用と脳腫瘍リスク-COSMOS、前向きコホート研究」https://t.co/Ywy4Uq6kIT ”https://t.co/CRWF55rdSC COSMOS プロジェクトは15年以上携帯電話の使用歴のある25万人以上のデータを含む。携帯電話の使用についての詳細な質問に答え、7年以上フォローした。

Mar 13, 2024 · 4 likes · 1 share · 2,944 followers View post →
alfred fischer
@alfredfischer17 · X

Handys machen keine Hirntumoren. 264.574 Teilnehmende. Rekrutierung. 2007-2012. #handy #strahlung #epidemiologie #medizin #neurologie #onkologie https://t.co/OQBb5feNXI

Mar 19, 2024 · 2 likes · 363 followers View post →

All mentions

PocBiz
@BizPoc · X

@towech67 @ReineCalypso Oui et ?

Oct 8, 2024 · 397 followers View post →
David South
@DSChallenges · X

“Mobile phone use and brain tumour risk – COSMOS, a prospective cohort study – IARC.”

Sep 5, 2024 · 1,819 followers View post →
815wrldtrvlr
@815wrldtrvlr · X

Mobile phone use and brain tumour risk – COSMOS, a prospective cohort study - ScienceDirect https://t.co/elI3RIeUqb

Sep 5, 2024 · 36,595 followers View post →
タコゴリRyota
@Gori_ZZR1400 · X

RT @jisukewizon: @ColoradoYosuke @Kuroi_Yahu @arthurclaris @takecha05485540 @dc1394 @Gori_ZZR1400 そういうのふつうにデータだしてから言うものなんですがね、とりあえず統計的に健康被害…

Jul 31, 2024 · 1 share · 1,055 followers View post →
じすけ❂✨✨✨ tiamat
@jisukewizon · X

@ColoradoYosuke @Kuroi_Yahu @arthurclaris @takecha05485540 @dc1394 @Gori_ZZR1400 そういうのふつうにデータだしてから言うものなんですがね、とりあえず統計的に健康被害なさそうだけど? https://t.co/rYjTr4OxOa

Jul 31, 2024 · 1 like · 1 share · 3,662 followers View post →
Manuel Avendaño
@mavengas · X

https://t.co/O3w63lmfjC

Jun 15, 2024 · 65 followers View post →
Ángel M. Felicísimo
@elgolem · X

Pues ya estaría ¿no? "Uso de teléfonos móviles y riesgo de tumores cerebrales" Con 264.574 participantes: el uso de teléfonos móviles no está asociado con el riesgo de desarrollar tumores cerebrales. https://t.co/iFImfNeOiD

Jun 14, 2024 · 1,037 followers View post →
Alberto Nájera
@najera2000.bsky.social · Bluesky

El móvil produce cáncer... 260.000 personas con seguimiento de 7 años para buscar posible relación entre el uso del móvil y el riesgo de cáncer cerebral. Conclusión: no está asociado con el riesgo de desarrollar glioma, meningioma o neuroma acústico. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38458118/

Jun 14, 2024 View post →
maypole1688
@maypole1688 · X

RT @dave_ehs: Response to the Letter to the Editor regarding “Mobile phone use and brain tumour risk − COSMOS, a prospective cohort study”…

Apr 26, 2024 · 5 shares · 550 followers View post →
Simla Thakoer 2
@Simla__28 · X

RT @dave_ehs: Response to the Letter to the Editor regarding “Mobile phone use and brain tumour risk − COSMOS, a prospective cohort study”…

Apr 23, 2024 · 5 shares · 1,096 followers View post →
Martin Bramley
@MartinBramley7 · X

RT @dave_ehs: Response to the Letter to the Editor regarding “Mobile phone use and brain tumour risk − COSMOS, a prospective cohort study”…

Apr 23, 2024 · 5 shares · 151 followers View post →
monkey see INTJ
@leglesswander · X

RT @dave_ehs: Response to the Letter to the Editor regarding “Mobile phone use and brain tumour risk − COSMOS, a prospective cohort study”…

Apr 23, 2024 · 5 shares · 4,446 followers View post →
M.M.M
@m_amanece · X

RT @dave_ehs: Response to the Letter to the Editor regarding “Mobile phone use and brain tumour risk − COSMOS, a prospective cohort study”…

Apr 23, 2024 · 5 shares · 534 followers View post →
UK_EHS
@dave_ehs · X

Response to the Letter to the Editor regarding “Mobile phone use and brain tumour risk − COSMOS, a prospective cohort study” (open access) #Radiation #EMFs #Cancer https://t.co/uoe5pJt7Ly https://t.co/vUSHhd7twA

Apr 23, 2024 · 7 likes · 5 shares · 546 followers View post →
My hero
@mocha_trader · X

https://t.co/AW2wWeCYxu

Apr 14, 2024 · 388 followers View post →
Maryellen Nugent-Lee
@mnugentlee · X

#BrainTumorThursday Mobile phone use and brain tumour risk – COSMOS, a prospective cohort study https://t.co/nhZCpIztwR

Apr 11, 2024 · 1,890 followers View post →
Sith
@Sith_Sathorn · X

Mobile phone use and brain tumour risk – COSMOS, a prospective cohort study - ScienceDirect https://t.co/iZBFVt6tRA

Apr 4, 2024 · 9 followers View post →
Satu Lipponen
@satu_lipponen · X

RT @IARCWHO: IARC researchers & partners in the COSMOS project, looking into potential long-term effects of use of wireless communications,…

Mar 20, 2024 · 11 shares · 1,575 followers View post →
alfred fischer
@alfredfischer17 · X

Handys machen keine Hirntumoren. 264.574 Teilnehmende. Rekrutierung. 2007-2012. #handy #strahlung #epidemiologie #medizin #neurologie #onkologie https://t.co/OQBb5feNXI

Mar 19, 2024 · 2 likes · 363 followers View post →
AI exsw
@_v1lc_ · X

https://t.co/nmWCfBujnA Возникновение рака мозга среди 10% участников с большим количеством часов звонков в течение жизни не отличалось от возникновения у участников, реже использовавших мобильники —>использование мобильников не связано с повышенным риском развития этих опухолей.

Mar 13, 2024 View post →
Kathy Oliver
@KathyOliverIBTA · X

RT @theIBTA: Mobile phone use and brain tumour risk – COSMOS, a prospective cohort study https://t.co/nTV9pe27fa

Mar 13, 2024 · 5 shares · 869 followers View post →
北斗柄@野巫の六壬者
@hokutohei · X

RT @usg_ringo: 食品安全情報blog2「IARC:携帯電話の使用と脳腫瘍リスク-COSMOS、前向きコホート研究」https://t.co/Ywy4Uq6kIT ”https://t.co/CRWF55rdSC COSMOS プロジェクトは15年以上携帯電話の使…

Mar 13, 2024 · 1 share · 1,175 followers View post →
うさぎ林檎@ししょーPPMPP
@usg_ringo · X

食品安全情報blog2「IARC:携帯電話の使用と脳腫瘍リスク-COSMOS、前向きコホート研究」https://t.co/Ywy4Uq6kIT ”https://t.co/CRWF55rdSC COSMOS プロジェクトは15年以上携帯電話の使用歴のある25万人以上のデータを含む。携帯電話の使用についての詳細な質問に答え、7年以上フォローした。

Mar 13, 2024 · 4 likes · 1 share · 2,944 followers View post →
cayamada
@camillayamada · X

RT @theIBTA: Mobile phone use and brain tumour risk – COSMOS, a prospective cohort study https://t.co/nTV9pe27fa

Mar 13, 2024 · 5 shares · 543 followers View post →
Estela Pineda
@EPineda_ONCO · X

RT @theIBTA: Mobile phone use and brain tumour risk – COSMOS, a prospective cohort study https://t.co/nTV9pe27fa

Mar 12, 2024 · 5 shares · 581 followers View post →
Yasmin Lassen
@Yasmin_Lassen · X

RT @theIBTA: Mobile phone use and brain tumour risk – COSMOS, a prospective cohort study https://t.co/nTV9pe27fa

Mar 12, 2024 · 5 shares · 213 followers View post →
EANO
@EANOassociation · X

RT @theIBTA: Mobile phone use and brain tumour risk – COSMOS, a prospective cohort study https://t.co/nTV9pe27fa

Mar 12, 2024 · 5 shares · 4,278 followers View post →
IBTA
@theIBTA · X

Mobile phone use and brain tumour risk – COSMOS, a prospective cohort study https://t.co/nTV9pe27fa

Mar 11, 2024 · 7 likes · 5 shares · 4,739 followers View post →
Anssi Auvinen
@auvinen_anssi · X

RT @IARCWHO: IARC researchers & partners in the COSMOS project, looking into potential long-term effects of use of wireless communications,…

Mar 11, 2024 · 11 shares · 528 followers View post →
Tom Whitney
@TomWhitney21 · X

RT @IARCWHO: IARC researchers & partners in the COSMOS project, looking into potential long-term effects of use of wireless communications,…

Mar 11, 2024 · 11 shares · 83 followers View post →
Joachim Schüz
@JoachimSchuz · X

RT @IARCWHO: IARC researchers & partners in the COSMOS project, looking into potential long-term effects of use of wireless communications,…

Mar 11, 2024 · 11 shares · 240 followers View post →
Martin Röösli
@MartinRoosli · X

RT @IARCWHO: IARC researchers & partners in the COSMOS project, looking into potential long-term effects of use of wireless communications,…

Mar 11, 2024 · 11 shares · 1,839 followers View post →
Chris Wild
@Chris_P_Wild · X

RT @IARCWHO: IARC researchers & partners in the COSMOS project, looking into potential long-term effects of use of wireless communications,…

Mar 11, 2024 · 11 shares · 1,166 followers View post →
Sarita Sharma
@drsaritaaiims · X

RT @IARCWHO: IARC researchers & partners in the COSMOS project, looking into potential long-term effects of use of wireless communications,…

Mar 11, 2024 · 11 shares · 571 followers View post →
Dieter
@Wuhle · X

RT @IARCWHO: IARC researchers & partners in the COSMOS project, looking into potential long-term effects of use of wireless communications,…

Mar 11, 2024 · 11 shares · 473 followers View post →
Jitendra Kr. Meena
@avertcancer · X

RT @IARCWHO: IARC researchers & partners in the COSMOS project, looking into potential long-term effects of use of wireless communications,…

Mar 11, 2024 · 11 shares · 476 followers View post →
IARC
@IARCWHO · X

IARC researchers & partners in the COSMOS project, looking into potential long-term effects of use of wireless communications, find that those who talked

Mar 11, 2024 · 18 likes · 11 shares · 17,583 followers View post →
RoyaDolatkhah
@DolatkhahR32421 · X

Mobile phone use and brain tumour risk – COSMOS, a prospective cohort ... https://t.co/vmTMw6mfqX

Mar 11, 2024 · 3 followers View post →
Anssi Auvinen
@auvinen_anssi · X

Results on association between mobile phone use and brain tumor risk from the COSMOS prospective cohort study finally out! Reassuring findings and the study avoids many of the shortcomings in previous case-control and cohort studies. https://t.co/VwzlUB1oVR

Mar 7, 2024 · 10 likes · 528 followers View post →
Martin Röösli
@martinroosli.bsky.social · Bluesky

Mobile phone use and brain tumour risk – COSMOS: "We found no evidence of increased risk of #glioma, #meningioma or #acousticneuroma." ❗Most reliable cohort study to date: large, prospective and objective #MobilePhone use data. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Mar 3, 2024 · 2 likes View post →