What to know about cellphones and cancer

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What to know about cellphones and cancer

Vancouver Sun - Sarah Schmidt - 2 Jun, 2011
When the World Health Organization â€" the world's leading health authority â€" declares that cellphones may cause a rare but often deadly form of brain cancer, consumers take notice. ...

If cellphones can cause cancer, so does pickles

IBNLive.com (blog) - 2 Jun, 2011
There was a time before the advent of satellite television and the Internet, when "heard it on BBC" was the ultimate stamp of authenticity for a news item in India. And in today's era of information overdose and associated abuse, there are some ...

Cities and states consider cell phone radiation laws

CNET (blog) - Kent German - 2 Jun, 2011
Though the science on the possible health effects of cell phone radiation is far from conclusive, several state and local governments are proposing legislation to address public concerns. And though no law has been implemented yet, ...

The trouble with the cell phone radiation standard

CNET (blog) - Marguerite Reardon - 2 Jun, 2011
Steve Filippone, a 65-year-old New Jersey resident who sells indoor air filter equipment, is concerned about what his cell phone could do to his body. That's why he recently downloaded an app from a company called Tawkon that ...

Cellphones, risk and cancer

Victoria Times Colonist - 2 Jun, 2011
Don't toss your cellphone in the garbage for fear of developing brain cancer. But at the same time, we shouldn't ignore the World Health Organization's warning about the risks of radiation from cellphones. WHO and its International Agency for Research ...

Mike Thompson: Do cellphones cause cancer?

Detroit Free Press (blog) - 2 Jun, 2011
If the obvious a driving hazard that cellphones pose doesn't curb their use, maybe the possibility of cellphones causing cancer in people who are constantly talking on them will. The International Agency for Research on Cancer has declared that ...

How far should you sleep from your cellphone?

NDTV.com - 2 Jun, 2011
Lyon: Can cellphones cause cancer? As the world debates a worrying new report by the World Health Organization, the man whose agency prepared that report speaks to NDTV about whether users need to think twice before using their phones. ...

WHO cell phone report 'inconclusive': Taiwan's HTC

Times of Oman - 2 Jun, 2011
WHO: Taiwan's leading smartphone maker HTC Thursday labelled as "inconclusive" a World Health Organization study that said mobile phone users may be at increased risk of brain cancer. "While the current WHO research results are inconclusive, ...

There's no easy escape from cellphone risks

Boston Globe - Hiawatha Bray - 2 Jun, 2011
Forget whether your cellphone technology is 3G or 4G. It's time to start worrying about 2B. That's the World Health Organization's official designation for chemicals or other agents that may cause cancer in humans. ...

Let's avoid dialing up a panic

Toronto Star - 2 Jun, 2011
There's no need to throw away that BlackBerry and start hoarding coins for pay phones in the wake of a possible link between cellphone use and a malignant type of brain cancer. But it might be wise to modify some old habits. ...

WHO: Excessive cellphone use may raise risk for brain cancer

GMANews.TV - Carmela Lapeña - 2 Jun, 2011
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that excessive cellphone use may increase the risk for "glioma," a malignant type of brain cancer. In a report on May 31, the WHO/International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified ...

Cell phone danger higher for children

CNN (blog) - 2 Jun, 2011
Neurosurgeon Keith Black explains why children are at higher risk of getting brain cancer from using cell phones. (CNN) - Radiation from cell phones can possibly cause cancer, according to the World Health Organization. The agency now lists mobile ...

The Cellphone Study

New York Times - 2 Jun, 2011
Cellphone users have every right to be befuddled. Just last year, a major study in 13 countries found no clear evidence that exposure to the radiation from cellphones causes brain cancer. Yet, this week, a panel convened by the same agency, ...

As the most authoritative report yet says mobile phones pose a health risk ...

Daily Mail - John Naish - 2 Jun, 2011
The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned for the first time this week that mobile phones may cause cancer. The UN's health body urged phone owners to limit their use and issued 'pragmatic' measures to reduce exposure to mobiles. ...

Remedies for Cellphone-Cancer Concerns

New York Times (blog) - Roy Furchgott - 2 Jun, 2011
Now that the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer has declared cellphones “possibly carcinogenic,” that is, apt to cause brain cancer, it's worth reviewing ways to limit your exposure without ...

The Irish Times - Thursday, June 2, 2011

Irish Times - Dick Ahlstrom - 2 Jun, 2011
The World Health Organisation has renewed public concern about the risks associated with mobile phone use after an expert group carried out a fresh analysis of the scientific evidence. The group announced on Tuesday that it now classes radiation coming ...

Cellphone use may be linked to cancer, finds WHO panel

Economic Times - 2 Jun, 2011
BERLIN: Mobile phones may cause brain cancer in humans, a World Health Organisation agency said, citing a review of studies. Exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields from handsets is greater than that from phone towers and base stations, ...

A call to moderate cellphone use

The Seattle Times - 2 Jun, 2011
There is no definitive scientific evidence linking cellphones to increased cancer risks, but the World Health Organization issues a persuasive call to modify and moderate our cellphone use. Ed - Did someone on the staff of the Seattle TImes really ...

Study Finds Cellphones May Cause Cancer, but Brain Cancers Have Not Spiked

ABC News - Michael Murray, Katie Moisse - 2 Jun, 2011
A study concluded there is a possible link between cell phone use and cancer. (Getty Images) Though a World Health Organization study concluded cell phones may cause cancer, some are wondering why, if their truly is a link, ...

Keep kids away from cellphones: NDP MPP

Toronto Sun - Antonella Artuso - 2 Jun, 2011
By Antonella Artuso ,Queen's Park Bureau Chief Adults should take precautions to protect their health when using cellphones and children should not be exposed to them at all, says NDP health critic France Gelinas says. “Would you let your kids play in ...

World health panel says cell phones are possible carcinogens

Newsday (subscription) - Vinti Singh, Pat Gillespie - 2 Jun, 2011
By AP By Vinti Singh and Pat Gillespie June 01--Cellphones could be just as carcinogenic as the pesticide DDT or gasoline engine exhaust, a World Health Organization panel said Tuesday after reviewing dozens of published studies. ...

Expert downplays cellphone cancer danger

Stuff.co.nz - Rebecca Todd - 2 Jun, 2011
People should not be alarmed by a World Health Organisation warning that cellphone radiation could cause cancer, a New Zealand expert says. The International Agency for Research on Cancer â€" a World Health Organisation body â€" issued a formal ruling on ...

Ontario government to examine warning of possible cellphone link to cancer

The Canadian Press - Keith Leslie - 2 Jun, 2011
TORONTO â€" The Ontario government will examine a World Health Organization warning about a possible link between cellphones and cancer, but won't take any immediate action to warn consumers, Health Promotion Minister Margarett Best said Wednesday. ...

High mobile use can cause brain cancer: WHO

Times of India - 2 Jun, 2011
NEW DELHI: Talking on the cellphone may possibly lead to a malignant form of brain cancer, the World Health Organization has said. A study done by an arm of the world body has classified radiation coming out of cellphones alongside gasoline engine ...

Cellphone study raises profile on safety lawsuits

Reuters - Toby Melville, Dan Levine - 2 Jun, 2011
A man speaks on his mobile phone while standing on a boat on the River Thames with Canary Wharf and the financial district of London seen in the background. By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Supreme Court is considering the fate of litigation ...

Twenty highest-radiation cell phones

CNET - David Carnoy - 2 Jun, 2011
We do a lot of top products lists here at CNET, and manufacturers are usually pretty excited to see their products on those lists. But this is one "top" list that manufacturers probably aren't too thrilled to find their products on. ...

WHO: Cellphones possibly carcinogenic

USA Today - Liz Szabo, Mary Brophy Marcus - 2 Jun, 2011
A branch of the World Health Organization said Tuesday that there is a "possible" link between cellphones and cancer, but health experts say the risk may be small and further research is needed to draw a ...

How to reduce exposure to cellphone radiation

Globe and Mail - Carly Weeks - 2 Jun, 2011
Cellphone users across Canada are asking questions â€" and calls for more studies are growing â€" after a leading international cancer group said this week that the use of the mobile devices may be linked to cancer. After reviewing the research, ...

Indian research on effects of cellphone more extensive: Minister on WHO study

Economic Times - 2 Jun, 2011
NEW DELHI: Indian scientists are doing more extensive and wide-ranged research on the effects of use of mobile phones, while the study by WHO is still in research stage, Minister of State for Family Health and Welfare Dinesh Trivedi said. ...

Cell Phones Will Kill You?

PC Magazine - John C. Dvorak - 2 Jun, 2011
The new rumor is that RF radiation from cell phones may cause cancer in the human brain. This will cause quite a stir. By John C. Dvorak I personally thought there was an uptick in brain cancer over the past few years. When I was a kid, I never heard ...

 

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