"For now, linking a rise in malignant brain tumors to mobile phone usage remains speculative and should not detract from encouraging lifestyle changes which are known to reduce cancer risk, such as adopting a healthy diet, reducing alcohol consumption and stopping smoking," he said.
In response to criticism that the study has received, Philips said that he would ask, what else could be contributing to the increase in brain tumor incidence?
"It has to be a fairly universal thing or change in lifestyle that would cause such a trend," he said.
The number of mobile phone subscribers worldwide is estimated to be 5 billion, according to GSMA, a trade association that represents the interests of mobile operators.
In the UK, about 93% of adults own or use a cell phone, according to the National Health Service. Similarly, the vast majority of Americans, 95%, own a cellphone of some kind, according to the Pew Research Center.
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