Cancer institute warns of cellphone risks

The head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cellphone use because of the possible risk of cancer. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Jul 25, 2008 - 1:24 PM PDT
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by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 1, 2008

The article seems to edge on sensationalism. The headline sounds the alarm and the whole article goes on to refute the warning. To be useful would require the unpublished studies that are reported to be motivating the warning. There is no doubt that electromagnetic radiation of the appropriate strength and frequencies can cause cancer, the question is whether the frequencies and strengths in cell phones are causative.

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