Breaking News: Cell Phones Linked to Cancer Says World Health Organization
by Jennifer Chait, 05/31/11
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Cell phone moderation is important – especially for kids. Zero long-term research has been conducted surrounding kids and cell phone use. We really have no clue how cell phone use may be affecting our kids.
Dr. Keith Black, chairman of neurology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, tells CNN:
“The biggest problem we have is that we know most environmental factors take several decades of exposure before we really see the consequences… Childrens’ skulls and scalps are thinner. So the [cell phone] radiation can penetrate deeper into the brain of children and young adults. Their cells are dividing faster rate, so the impact of radiation can be much larger.“
A report summarizing all of the main conclusions of the IARC Working Group will be published in The Lancet Oncology in its July 1 issue. For now you can take a look at the first WHO report (pdf). After hearing this news, will you still let your child play with your cell phone? Let us know in the comments.
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You’re aware this article is horribly misleading, right? The WHO didn’t declare cell phones as cancer-causing. They added them to the list of “possibly cancer-causing” meaning there is possibly a connection between the radiation and cancer but the data is too limited to make any conclusive decision. For more information refer to this NPR article…or you can just read the referenced PDF file to see that they say it’s possible and not definitive.
Is there research on the measurable risk of the hands free blue tooth devices being used vs using the cell phone directly?