Businessman dies from brain tumour after spending 6 hours a day on his mobile phone

A man that spent six hours a day on his mobile phone has died of a brain tumour that he was believes was caused by radiation exposure.

Charismatic “diamond” Ian Phillips, 44, vowed to beat the disease after he was told he had a growth the size of a lemon in his brain.

But he lost his battle with the disease after spending months campaigning about the potential dangers of mobile phones.

In an emotional tribute following his death, his younger sister, Nicky, said: “Ian was an amazing person. It’s heartbreaking, but he was a real fighter and we are so proud of him.

“We are all absolutely devastated but we are getting so much comfort from messages from people all over the world.”

The £110,000-a-year health executive with General Electric’s healthcare diagnostic imaging, was hit by a blinding headache six years ago. A tumour the size of a lemon showed up on one of his own MRI scanners at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff in 2010. He then underwent a nine-hour emergency operation but doctors warned him the tumour would come back.

-UK Mirror