When buying a cellular phone, most consumers look at features, cost, and what is newest in the technology field. Radiation level in mobile phones are just the most recent concern that consumers need to research before deciding on what is considered to be not only the newest, coolest phone, but also the safest.

Cell Phones Link to Cancer and Tumors

In the USA Today article “Cellphone Radiation Levels Vary Widely, Watchdog Report Says," Leslie Cauley states “scientific evidence to date has not been able to make a hard link between cancer and cellphones.” Concerns are abound, though, because “recent studies find significantly higher risks for brain and salivary gland tumors among people using cell phones for 10 years or longer,” according to Jane Houlihan, associated with the Environmental Working Group, the group who conducted the radiation level study.

Although there are varying opinions on the link between cell phones and dangerous effects of radiation on the human brain, nearly all groups agree that the safest bet is to steer away from the phones with the highest radiation levels and toward the devices that rank the lowest.