There has long been debate over the possibility of cell phones causing increased cancer risk. Some studies support the connection and others show no connection. It is interesting to note that most of the studies showing no connection are funded by the cell phone industry. Studies independent of industry funding have more consistently found higher risks for brain tumors when exposure was 10 or more years.
A new report, "Cellphones and Brain Tumors: 15 Reasons for Concern. Science, Spin and the Truth Behind Interphone,"(click on the title of this entry for the link) was released in August by the International Electromagnetic Field (EMF) Collaborative, a group that includes Powerwatch and the Radiation Research Trust in the United Kingdom, and the EMR Policy Institute, ElectromagneticHealth.org, and The Peoples Initiative Foundation in the United States.
More than 40 scientists and officials from 14 countries endorsed the report, which concluded that:
* Studies that are independent of the telecom industry consistently show there is a "significant" risk for brain tumors from cell phone use. * The EMF exposure limits advocated by industry and used by governments are based on a false premise that a cell phone's electromagnetic radiation has no biological effects except for heating. * The danger of brain tumors from cell phone use is highest in children, and the younger a child is when he/she starts using a cell phone, the higher the risk.
Simply using a wired headset or the speakerphone when using your cellphone will help greatly since the phone can be kept away from the body. Greatly limiting children's use of cellphones, having them keep it off unless in-use, and texting instead of talking will help to limit exposure.
A new report, "Cellphones and Brain Tumors: 15 Reasons for Concern. Science, Spin and the Truth Behind Interphone,"(click on the title of this entry for the link) was released in August by the International Electromagnetic Field (EMF) Collaborative, a group that includes Powerwatch and the Radiation Research Trust in the United Kingdom, and the EMR Policy Institute, ElectromagneticHealth.org, and The Peoples Initiative Foundation in the United States.
More than 40 scientists and officials from 14 countries endorsed the report, which concluded that:
* Studies that are independent of the telecom industry consistently show there is a "significant" risk for brain tumors from cell phone use.
* The EMF exposure limits advocated by industry and used by governments are based on a false premise that a cell phone's electromagnetic radiation has no biological effects except for heating.
* The danger of brain tumors from cell phone use is highest in children, and the younger a child is when he/she starts using a cell phone, the higher the risk.
Simply using a wired headset or the speakerphone when using your cellphone will help greatly since the phone can be kept away from the body. Greatly limiting children's use of cellphones, having them keep it off unless in-use, and texting instead of talking will help to limit exposure.