Speaking at a electromagnetic radiation conference in Helsinki, Cardis said, Based on current epidemiological evidence, there is no evidence of a strong association between RF exposure and cancer. One can’t rule out that there is a risk, but if there is a risk to mobile phone users it would be very small.

The WHO radiation supremo was announcing details of the existing four year study into the health issues surrounding cell phones, insisting that it would be more detailed than previous studiesbecause of its longevity and the breadth of radio frequencies to be investigated.

The new report is scheduled for publication in 2004.