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No brain cancer link to mobile phones, study says

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  1. jones

    jones Silver Senior Member
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    No brain cancer link to mobile phones, study says
    Tue Aug 30, 2005 1:12 PM ET



    LONDON (Reuters) - Ten years of using a mobile phone results in no increased risk of a tumour in the nerve connecting the ear to the brain, researchers said on Tuesday.

    But amid public concern about a possible link, the scientists who conducted the largest study so far on the subject said they could not rule out a higher risk over a longer period.

    "The results of our study suggest there is no substantial risk in the first decade after starting use," said Anthony Swerdlow of the Institute of Cancer Research.

    "Whether there are longer-term risks remains unknown, reflecting the fact that this is a relatively recent technology."

    The study, published in the British Journal of Cancer, focused on the risk of acoustic neuroma, benign tumors which grow in the nerve connecting the ear and inner ear to the brain, close to where handsets are held.

    Research has also investigated the possible association of other kinds of brain tumour with mobile phones but scientists say acoustic neuroma would be a prime candidate to be affected.

    Previous independent studies have found mobile phone radiation may have some effect on the human body, such as heating up the brain and causing headaches and nausea.

    But no study that could be independently repeated has proved mobile phones have permanent harmful effects and the mobile phone industry argues there is no conclusive evidence that electromagnetic radiation causes harm.

    About 780 million mobile phones are expected to be sold this year, and nearly 2 billion people around the world use one.

    The institute's analysis pooled studies conducted in Britain, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden -- all countries where mobile phones were introduced early.

    Cancer charities welcomed the findings.

    "However, it's important researchers continue to monitor phone users over coming years as mobiles are still a relatively new invention," said Cancer Research UK's Julie Sharp.

    No brain cancer link to mobile phones, study says
     
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    #1 jones, Aug 30, 2005
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    Thanks for posting this.

    I wonder how we can send this to all the anti-tower nuts to show them that once again, a peer reviewed paper combining many studies from different countries shows that cell phones do NOT increase the risk of cancer.
     
    #2 Bugwart, Aug 30, 2005
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    Aren't NIMBYS afraid of radiation from towers, though, but don't know that cellphones emit more radiation than cell towers...
     
    #3 Andy, Aug 30, 2005
  4. Jay2TheRescue

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    And with Bluetooth, headsets, and speakerphones available now I very rarely actually use the handset. If I don't have my bluetooth headset handy I'll usually use the speakerphone. Bluetooth has spoiled me to the point that I hate to hold the handset while using a cell phone. :cool: If there was a risk I would say that it would be lower because the phone is not by your head.
     
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    ^Agreed, I don't use my phone nearly as much at the moment and I keep it switched off in my front hallway when I come home from work.
     
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  6. Blue_Tech

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    Working for 2 years in a cellular repair center, often with a phone glued to BOTH ears for hours on end every day of the week, I should be dead by now. Now that I'm in the engineering dept., I should at least be growing a 3rd foot or something.

    I'm really dissapointed.
     
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    That just shows how ignorant they are.
     
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    #7 bobolito, Aug 31, 2005
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