Keep using those cell phones

[W1nTry]

errr...

Mobile phones found not to give you brain cancer

Quit worrying

By INQUIRER Newsdesk: Wednesday, 06 February 2008, 2:25 PM

INTO THE DO-THEY don't they mobile phone brain-frying debate comes a Japanese study which concludes that using the pesky devices does not raise the risk of getting a brain tumour.

Researchers at Tokyo Women's Medical University compared 322 brain cancer patients with 683 healthy mobile phone users and found no increased risk of the three main types of brain cancer in regular mobile phone users.

They assessed levels of radiation in terms of the number of years since a mobile was first used, the average number of hours spent on the phone each day and which parts of the brain were most likely to be affected.

Professor Naohito Yamaguchi, of the Tokyo Women's Medical University, said: "Using our newly developed and more accurate techniques, we found no association between mobile phone use and cancer, providing more evidence to suggest they don't cause brain cancer."

Dr Lesley Walker, Cancer Research UK's director of cancer information, isn't convinced "So far, studies have shown no evidence that mobile use is harmful, but we can't be completely sure about their long-term effects," she said. " Research is still ongoing and Cancer Research UK will continue to look for new evidence."

The study appears in the British Journal of Cancer

I'll keep my usage as minimal as possible...still

[AR!Ø]

Have to say, I never believed this. Always pissed me off when my mother would talk about brain cancer...steups. They've done enough studies on waves to know that the waves just too wide to cause free radicals anywhere in the body

[ProtoJoe]

Dam, hope this doesnt get too public. I always use this as an excuse to ppl that i dont really wanna talk to but keep calling me anyway...

[TrinireturnofGamez]

LOL @ protojoe .

 I still won't use mine  too much as i don't trust these studies... What if a cell phone company is sponsoring them?
 
  in any case medical science is such an unsure thing , for all we know cell phones might be GOOD for you.. certain amounts of radiation is eg. a little mild sunlight.

[daniboy79]

i could believe that, besides the actual frequencies being used, there's also the point about the power level. most cell phones only use milli-Watts, it would take several Watts; 10's or even 100's of Watts to cause real damage.