The argument has gone back and forth a number of times on whether there is a chance that cell phone usage might be a factor in various cancers of the head and brain. The research has been inconclusive. Some weak correlations have been shown between the number of hours that people spend talking on their cellular phones and the incidence of certain rare cancers. However, these cancers are so rare that even with an increased likelihood from cell phone usage, the incidence would still be very low.
Tara Parker-Pope of the New York Times has recently put together a very nice rundown of the state of the research in this area, with summaries of what we do and do not know at the present time and some of the arguments from each side of the fence.
Dr. Ronald B. Herberman is the director of one of the most prominent cancer research centers in the nation: the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute. Although he states that he realizes the research is inadequate to establish causation of cancer from cellphone radiation, Dr. Herberman believes it is wise to take precautions despite the lack of definitive research one way or another. For this reason he recently issued an official advisory to all 3,000 employees at the center that they should limit their cell phone use wherever possible and prevent prolonged contact of cell phone radiation with their children.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
1 comment:
Its crazy that everyone knows cell phones will fry your brains yet we still use them more and more.
No one has ever come out and said conclusively that they are 100% safe, which make you think!
Post a Comment