Radiation from cell phones could "possibly" cause cancer, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

Issuing a report on Tuesday, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which is an arm of the WHO, said it now lists mobile phone use in the same category as lead, gasoline engine exhaust, and chloroform. Officially, cell phone radiation is listed as a "carcinogenic hazard."

The WHO/International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in its latest report classified radiofrequency electromagnetic fields as possibly carcinogenic to humans. based on an increased risk for glioma, a malignant type of brain cancer1, associated with wireless phone use.

The report is a change in thinking for an organization that previously said there were no adverse health effects from the use of cell phones.

According to the report, the decision is based on the judgment of a group of 31 scientists from 14 countries including the United States who reviewed a collection of the latest research while in France earlier this month.

In the report, WHO recommends that users limit their exposure to