A new study out of Sweden reports a link between cell phone use and brain tumors. Cell phones emit radiofrequency (RF) radiation. Up for debate is whether RF radiation and the exposure that comes with cell phone use is harmful. If you are one of the estimated 206 million wireless subscribers, whot you gonna do? thanks for additional info Lissacal! A study did show that cell phones cause a benign brain tumor called an acoustic neuroma. These tumors can cause a ringing in the ear, hearing loss in the ear and dizzyness. These are easily diagnosed with MRI and I have noticed an increase in these type of tumors in the last few years on MRI scans we do.
What am I gonna do about it? Not much!
"A Swedish study suggests that people who use a cell phone for at least 10 years might increase their risk of developing a rare benign tumor along a nerve on the side of the head where they hold the phone."
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/10/1... I wouldn't doubt it.
But then again, sitting in front of a computer screen probably isn't the safest either. mpokdousjoijg laskdj aldijvao osdu!!!! but i cant say it's affected me otherwise....started using pay phones again, might help yes. Get an operation....or something. die from a cell phone tumor? It's bullsiht. Nothing to it. Hogwash. Horsepucky.
To quote: "It is indeed true that cell phones emit microwaves. It is also true that microwaves vibrate millions or even billions of times a second (actually, from 300 MHz to 300 GHz), and that microwaves are used to cook food. Aside from that, none of the information in the claims holds up to scrutiny.
The kind of radiation that breaks down DNA, the same kind in ultraviolet light that leads to melanoma, is called ionizing radiation. This is radiation above the visible light spectrum where the wavelengths are so small that they can actually cause an atom to lose an electron and start a process of oxidation that scientists believe may be the cause of many cancers. Microwaves are non-ionizing radiation; they work below the visible light spectrum鈥攖he shortest microwave wavelengths are millimeters log, whereas the longest wavelength of ionizing radiation is one one-millionth of a millimeter鈥攁nd don't have this ability. Furthermore, ionizing radiation vibrates not millions or billions of times a second, but 'quadrillions' of times a second.
While cell phones and microwave ovens both emit microwave radiation, microwave ovens use a much higher power. Whereas cell phones max out at about 3 watts, microwave ovens run from 700 watts to as much as 1500 watts. Simply, the cell phone doesn't put out nearly enough power to cook your brain cells, and even if it did, you'd feel your ear getting warmer first.
Also, radiation just does not accumulate over time. It goes away immediately after entering your head. It may be the case that the damage from radiation accumulates over time, but if the radiation isn't strong enough to cause any damage in the first place, there's simply nothing that can accumulate. You might be able to knock down a tree if you throw enough rocks at it, but if you're not strong enough for any of the rocks to be able to reach the target, then no amount of rocks and no amount of time will allow you to fell the tree. (Some popular confusion on this topic is no doubt due to the layman's association of "radiation" with nuclear processes. While contamination due to radioactivity can accumulate over time, this is because nuclear reactions emit high-energy alpha particles and free neutrons which can change the structures of the nuclei they strike. None of these nuclear contaminants are present in microwave sources.)
In a paper published by the Radiation Research Society entitled, "Cell Phones and Cancer: What Is the Evidence for a Connection?" by J. E. Moulder et al, no evidence for a causal association between cell phone radiation and cancer was found. "The studies of long-term exposure of animals present no compelling evidence that long-term exposure has a negative impact on overall health and show no convincing evidence that RF radiation is genotoxic in animals."[1]
Another study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association likewise found no link: "The use of handheld cellular telephones was unrelated to the risk of brain cancer in the current study... The current study shows no effect with short-term exposure to cellular telephones that operate on analog signals."[2] Other long-term studies involving rats also show no connection.[3]
As for the studies that show a rise in brain cancer rates since cell phones started being heavily used, the fact is that cancer rates across the board are rising and have been since before the introduction of cell phones. Most of this is due to our increased ability to detect cancer in the first place. So this is an Incorrect Cause fallacy. However, even if such a study were to show more of a direct correlation, it would still be scientifically invalid because there is currently no known mechanism for the radiation from cell phones to cause brain tumors." no, it's not, myth scientifically BUSTED! There have been some studies that show that cells and mobiles cause tumors or brain damage.
Best advice: Don't get a cell or mobile phone. It does bad wonders to your brain. | 