Do Cell phones cause cancer?
There is a popular myth that cell phones cause of cancer. There is no credible
study available that consistently proves that using a cell phone has the ability to
cause cancer.

When a man appeared on a national talk show in 1993 and claimed his wife
had developed brain cancer from using a cell phone, the public reacted with
fear. While extreme exposure to radio-frequency radiation can have serious
health effects, there is no evidence that the low levels of radio-frequency
radiation emitted by hand-held cellular phones cause cancer, according to a
review of studies by a Medical College of Wisconsin researcher.

Although research has not consistently demonstrated a link between cellular
telephone use and cancer, scientists still caution that more research needs to
be done before conclusions can be drawn about the risk of cancer from cellular
telephones and conflicting findings have come up as a result of various studies.

















Dr. Sadetzki, a physician, epidemiologist and lecturer at Tel Aviv University,
published the results of a recent study in the American Journal of Epidemiology,
where she together with her colleagues concluded from findings that heavy cell
phone users were subject to a higher risk of benign and malignant tumors of the
salivary gland. In her study, the people who used a cell phone heavily on the side
of the head where the tumor developed were found to have an increased risk by
about 50% of developing a tumor of the main salivary gland (parotid), compared
to those who did not use cell phones.
On the other hand, John E. Moulder, PhD, a Professor of Radiation Oncology at
the Medical College of Wisconsin said: "The epidemiological evidence for an
association between radio-frequency radiation and cancer is weak and
inconsistent, the laboratory studies generally do not suggest that cell phone
radiation has genotoxic or epigenetic activity, and the connection between a cell
phone's radio-frequency radiation and cancer appears to be physically
implausible."

Considerable research has also found no clear association between any other
electronic consumer products and cancer. Cell phones, microwave ovens and
related appliances emit low-frequency radiation—the part of the
electromagnetic spectrum that includes radio waves and radar. Ionizing
radiation such as gamma rays and X-rays can increase cancer risk by causing
changes to DNA in cells of the body. Low frequency, non-ionizing radiation does
not cause these DNA changes.

Dr. Sadetzki advises by saying “While I think this technology is here to stay, I
believe precautions should be taken in order to diminish the exposure and lower
the risk for health hazards.” She recommends that people use hands-free
devices at all times, and when talking, hold the phone away from one’s body.
Less frequent calls, shorter in duration, should also have some preventative
effect.

A wise man once said, where there is smoke, there could be fire.

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