A new report on the possible dangers of mobile phone use does not outline the risk or likelihood of actually developing brain cancer

A brand new report on the possible dangers of mobile phone use doesn't outline the risk or likelihood of really developing brain cancer, an Australian telecom business group stated on Wednesday.

The report by the International Agency for Investigation on Cancer ( IARC) says radio frequency electromagnetic fields emitted by mobile phones, wireless devices, radio , television and radar, are "possibly carcinogenic to humans".

IARC, which is component of the WHO, has classified radio frequency electromagnetic fields as possibly carcinogenic to humans, based on an increased risk for glioma, a malignant sort of brain cancer.

IARC concluded that there could be some risk, and consequently there was a need to maintain a close watch for a link between cell phones and cancer risk.

The Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) has welcomed the findings but says the report needs greater "clarity".

"After reviewing the accessible scientific evidence, IARC has assessed it's achievable that RF (radio frequency) electromagnetic fields could possibly be a cancer hazard," AMTA's Executive Officer Chris Althaus said in a statement on Wednesday.

"However, IARC did not quantify the risk or likelihood of cancer," Althaus stated.

"The IARC classification suggests that a hazard is achievable but not likely."

Althaus said the industry placed the highest priority on safety and supported independent research, but he stressed that most devices already operated within global guidelines.

"It needs to be remembered that wireless communications equipment is created to operate inside international and national exposure limits, which already have substantial safety margins built into them," he said.

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