A European study has found no link between cellphone use and the cancer in children and adolescents. The study which looked at 1,000 participants is the first of its kind to focus on the effects of cellular phone usage on children, a group that may be more susceptible to dangerous phone emissions.

The researchers compared the cellular phone habits of 1,000 children in Western Europe including 352 who are suffering from brain tumors and 646 without. The study, published in the "Journal of the National Cancer Institute" found that there is no correlation between cellphone usage and the risk of developing brain tumors.

The study is particularly relevant since children are using mobile phones more and as young as age 9 or 10. In May, a report from the World Health Organization sparked concern after it announced that cellphones were "possibly carcinogenic" to humans. The WHO didn't conclusively link cellphones with cancer and acknowledged that the link between the two could be coincidental.

This latest research proves that cellphone usage doesn't cause brain tumors in children.

"It's very reassuring," Martha Linet, a doctor with the National Cancer Institute who wasn't involved with the study says.

Researchers came to their conclusion by searching for possible trends in long-term cellphone use. The team, led by Dennis Aydin of the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute found no increase in brain tumors among the participants who had used cellphone for more than five years.

Admittedly the study has limitations in that the subjects have only been using their phones on an average of about four years. This length of time studied couldn't be enough to determine cancer risk. Another factor that could play a part in the study is the time the volunteers spent on voice calls is relatively small.

Despite the limitations parents should find these results reassuring, according to pediatrician Rachel Vreeman who wrote in her book "Don't Cross Your Eyes...They'll Get Stuck That Way! And 75 Other Health Myths Debunked."

"This is a good piece of evidence that parents don't need to be panicked about cellphones and cancer," Vreeman says.