The CTIA yesterday touted a National Cancer Institute article that deemphasizes the connections between brain cancer and mobile phone use, ahead of a Congressional hearing today on the same topic.

The report states, “These concerns – and specifically the suggestion that using a cell phone may increase a person’s risk of developing brain cancer – are not supported by a growing body of research on the subject.”

“The public will be well served if tomorrow’s Congressional hearing focuses on the conclusions of peer-reviewed, published science,” said Steve Largent, president and CEO of the CTIA.

Still, the National Cancer Institute report may prove controversial in today’s hearing.  The organization is non-partisan, but is part of the federal executive branch, which in recent years has been widely accused of allowing political agendas to influence scientific research.