The studies about cell phones and cancer come out periodically and few of them have shown any connection. Those that have shown something have been questioned by scientific community for their methods, which is the kind of scrutiny that accompanies any and every study that comes out about cancer. The American Cancer Society stays on top of this issue, so you can check in with them periodically if you wonder what the current state of the science is at any point.
To an earlier commenter's point, what people worry about is long term exposure, as in decades of use. Most of us haven't been using cell phones regularly for more than about 10 years or so, and most studies have only occurred in recent years. So there may yet be trends that appear over time, but so far there's no scientifically supportable cause for concern.
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The studies about cell phones and cancer come out periodically and few of them have shown any connection. Those that have shown something have been questioned by scientific community for their methods, which is the kind of scrutiny that accompanies any and every study that comes out about cancer. The American Cancer Society stays on top of this issue, so you can check in with them periodically if you wonder what the current state of the science is at any point.
To an earlier commenter's point, what people worry about is long term exposure, as in decades of use. Most of us haven't been using cell phones regularly for more than about 10 years or so, and most studies have only occurred in recent years. So there may yet be trends that appear over time, but so far there's no scientifically supportable cause for concern.