Recent research from the World Health Organisation (WHO) has found that cell phone radiation may be linked to cancer.   The WHO and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) last week stated that there’s evidence that mobile phones may be carcinogenic. That possible link between mobile phone use and cancer was limited to glioma, a malignant type of brain cancer. The WHO and the IARC were unable to determine if mobile-phone use caused other types of cancers.

Although many still contend this link if you are concerned about the associations between mobiles and cancer you may want to spend a little time looking at the best and worst phones in terms of how much radiation they emit.

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) claimed in 2009 that research shows that heavy cell phone users are at higher risk for brain and salivary gland tumors have produced a list showing this.

Winners and Losers?

LG Quantum is the low-emissions winner, at 0.35 W/kg and the highest is the Motorola Bravo (1.59 W/kg) on EWG’s list of available phones. Full list from EWG below (the most recently released devices haven’t yet been rated):

- LG Quantum (0.35 W/kg)

- Samsung Transform (O.82 W/kg)

- Apple iPhone 3G (1.03 W/kg)

- Apple iPhone 4 (1.17 W/kg)

- Apple iPhone 3G S (1.19 W/kg)

- Blackberry Curve 8520 (1.22 W/kg)

- Blackberry Curve 3G 9330 (1.28 W/kg)

- Motorola Droid Pro (1.39 W/kg)

- HTC Droid Incredible (1.40 W/kg)

- Motorola Droid X (1.43 W/kg)

- Motorola Droid (1.50 W/kg)

- Motorola Droid 2 (1.50 W/kg)

- Motorola Droid R2D2 (1.50 W/kg)

- Blackberry Bold 9700 (1.55 W/kg)

- Palm Pixi (1.56 W/kg)

- Motorola Droid Global (1.58 W/kg)

- Motorola Bravo (1.59 W/kg)

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