To evaluate the effect of mobile phones on risk of meningioma, we carried out an international, collaborative case-control study of 1209 meningioma cases and 3299 population-based controls.

The first wave of cases were all reported by nurses, including two diagnosed with meningioma, the most common, benign type of tumor, according the hospital, which is located some 10 miles outside ...

The only type of benign tumor that had more than one case was meningioma. Six cases were determined to not be brain tumors, but rather other health concerns. Newton-Wellesley Hospital officials ...

In the brain, excessive exposure to ionizing radiation can lead to the formation of a tumor called a meningioma. While most meningiomas are benign (non-cancerous), some can transform into a ...

Five of the nurses were diagnosed with three different types of brain tumors. Meningioma, the most common type of brain tumor, appeared twice among the confirmed cases. The Massachusetts Nurses ...

Two of these cases were identified as meningioma, the most common benign type. "The investigation found no environmental risks which could be linked to the development of a brain tumor," said ...

Two of those have the most common, benign type — meningioma — according to the hospital, which is located about 10 miles west of Boston. The hospital not provide specifics regarding the ...

The firm says the injection has been linked to an increased risk of meningiomas, described by the Mayo Clinic as a tumor which grows from the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord.