Impact of the rapidly expanding mobile phone industry on health

Abstract

Mobile phones have become an integral element of the telecommunication, and a rapid upsurge has been observed in the global market. Mobile phones and the associated radiofrequency have already become an important cause of concern for the masses and the stakeholders as the released radiofrequencies have been categorised as carcinogenic. Owing to the large number of consumers, and the carcinogenic nature of the electromagnetic field produced by them, it is quite necessary to explore, analyse and monitor any health consequences. At the same time, it will be wrong to consider only harmful aspects of the mobile phones, as they have revolutionised healthcare and provided a quite effective option for the policymakers. To conclude, there is no doubt that mobile phone usage has increased and it will be further increasing in the coming years. Even though the use of mobile phones has been linked with multiple merits in the field of healthcare, we must carefully weigh the involved risks and thus take a wise and rational call to limit the extent of derangements.

Keywords

• health
• mobile phones
• research