Spending six hours a day on my mobile gave me a brain tumour, claims business executive, 43, who's now been given just three years to live
- Ian Phillips, 43, had a blinding headache and drove himself to hospital
- Was diagnosed with a grade 3 brain tumour next to his right ear
- Underwent a nine hour operation to remove the lemon-sized tumour
- Has been told he has three years to live and is undergoing chemotherapy
- Claims using his mobile phone for hours every day caused his cancer
- Now uses a bright gold receiver so he doesn't press the phone to his ear
A businessman battling a deadly brain tumour believes spending up to six hours a day on his mobile phone has given him cancer.
After
going to hospital with a bad headache, Ian Phillips was given the
devastating news he had a lemon-sized brain tumour - and has just three
years to live.
The
43-year-old claims his cancer was caused by excessive use of his mobile
phone, as his job as an operations manager for a large firm required
him to spend more than 100 hours a month making calls.
As
well as undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatment in a bid to
beat the cancer, he is receiving alternative medicine, has changed his
diet, and regularly exercises.
Ian Phillips, 43, claims spending six
hours a day on a mobile phone gave him a brain tumour. He now uses a
bright gold receiver (pictured) to make calls
After driving himself to hospital with
a blinding headache, an MRI scan revealed Mr Phillips had a lemon-sized
tumour next to his right ear. The scan is pictured (it is mirrored, so
the left side of the scan shows the right side of the brain)
He
has also launched a campaign to make others aware of the risks of using
mobile phones, which he says are particularly dangerous for children.
Mr
Phillips, a former rugby player, said: 'I spent my working life on my
mobile. I would have two -hour conference calls some days.
'My ear would be red when I left work at the end of the day. I didn't think what it was doing to my brain.'
Mr
Phillips, head of healthcare diagnostic imaging for a large global
firm, was hit by a sudden blinding headache and drove himself to A&E
in the middle of the night.
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