Moskowitz: New study finds mobile phones act as tumor promoters, not initiators

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Public health researcher Joel Moskowitz highlights a new June 2026 paper by Michael Kundi and Hans-Peter Hutter at the Medical University of Vienna that proposes mobile phones do not initiate brain cancer but accelerate the growth of already-existing tumors. Moskowitz connects the framework to U.S. SEER registry data showing sharp increases in head and neck tumors since 2000.

"Dr. Michael Kundi's new study seems consistent with the head and neck tumor incidence trends for the U.S. as reported by the National Cancer Institute"

— Joel Moskowitz

"Since the year 2000, the U.S. has experienced significant increases in the age-adjusted incidence rates of three head and neck tumors associated with cell phone use: meningioma (the most common non-malignant brain tumor), and cancers of the thyroid and salivary glands."

— Joel Moskowitz

"The increase in age-adjusted incidence rates for these tumors may be attributable to the chronic effects of mobile phone use as well as increased exposure to other risk factors and improvements in diagnostic screening and reporting."

— Joel Moskowitz

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Interpretation of Epidemiological Studies on the Relationship Between Mobile Phone Use and Cancer

Kundi M, Hutter H-P (2026) Epidemiologia Journal Level 1ⓘ

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