Bluetooth Earphones and Cancer: Experts Debunk Viral Claims, FDA Clarifies Risk

• Wireless earphones are widely used for various activities, raising concerns about radiation and cancer risk.
• Social media claims compare wireless earphones to microwaves, suggesting a cancer link.
• Dr. Jay Jagannathan, a neurosurgeon, refutes the microwave comparison as incorrect.
• A National Toxicology Program (NTP) study on rats showed increased heart cancer in some males exposed to radiofrequency radiation.
• The US FDA reviewed the NTP study, stating it does not prove a direct link between radiation and cancer in humans.

Why It Matters: Experts and FDA clarify that current evidence does not directly link Bluetooth earphone radiation to cancer.