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10 minutes ago, StringJunky said:

Radon gas, which leaks up from the ground and concentrates in enclosed buildings, causes 3% of lung cancers... do you worry about that, and that is a measurable risk. Incidence in mobile phone use is not measurable, so why worry about it. It's "possible" but why worry about that particular possibility when there are countless possibilities of equal worth? Why not worry about all of them and totally consume yourself with anxiety. Something is going to kill you eventually... prioritise risk to the most likely.

But I can’t ignore it, I don’t just want to say ‘I’ll just see what happens’ because I’d feel incredibly guilty. I would accept the risk if I lived on my own, I really would. Even if it was proven by every study to cause brain cancer I would still use it, but I didn’t live in my own. If just want to protect them, I don’t know how I can Ignore it.

1 minute ago, Prometheus said:

Well the papers above were all for users of phones themselves - i.e. you need the phone glued to your ear. There was nothing looking at the more general environment - but if the effect size was small for the users themselves then it's going to be even smaller for for someone at any distance. 

Do you believe study? Where there any flaws with it or reasons not to believe it?

7 minutes ago, Prometheus said:

Better sell your car, put away any and all tools, and never light a fire or wear buttons (not being facetious but all these are measurable causes of death - the last by choking).  

 

I know however if I can minimise the risk that would be better. I mean, it isn’t practical not a have a car or have warmth, but I could live without a phone if it means that my family are safe.

23 minutes ago, Prometheus said:

Without digging into the details it looks reasonable quality for what it is.

Case-control studies, while useful, are relatively low on the hierarchy of medical evidence. 

A more comprehensive meta-analysis found an association between long-term use and low-grade gliomas - but acknowledges that most of the evidence is low quality.

As to whether you want to worry about it that's up to you - everyone has a different threshold for how much risk they are willing to accept. I'd say there are far more concerning things in the world if you want something to worry about, and that being able to speak to my parents on the phone is worth the possible tiny increase in my glioma risk.

Wait hang on, so should I worry then? I mean, I live with my family and I’m definitely not going to use technology that could kill them.

Here is a study that looked at 1498 cases and 3530 controls in a case control study. Is this reliable? Should I be worried?

Study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25466607/