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Are you worried about your cellphone-using teen?

According to ScienceDaily, your teen tapping away at their cellphones all day doesn’t increase their risk of brain cancer.

Cellphone usage has increased a great deal, in both teens and adults, but the risk of getting brain cancer hasn’t changed over the last 20 years.

This is good news for those who have a cellphone addict on their hands.

The researchers of this particular study may not have found a link but it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be cautious with the amount of time your teen spends on their cellphone. "Because we did not find a clear exposure-response relationship in most of these analyses, the available evidence does not support a causal association between the use of mobile phones and brain tumors."

What are your main fears about your teen’s cellphone use?


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