WHO classifies cell phone radiation as cancer causing

(CNN) — Radiation from cell phones can possibly cause cancer, according to the World Health Organization. The agency now lists mobile phone use in the same “carcinogenic hazard” category as lead, engine exhaust and chloroform.
Before its announcement Tuesday, WHO had assured consumers that no adverse health effects had been established.
A team of 31 scientists from 14 countries, including the United States, made the decision after reviewing peer-reviewed studies on cell phone safety. The team found enough evidence to categorize personal exposure as “possibly carcinogenic to humans.”

A very interesting quote from Dr. Keith Black, chairman of neurology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles,

The type of radiation coming out of a cell phone is called non-ionizing. It is not like an X-ray, but more like a very low-powered microwave oven.

“What microwave radiation does in most simplistic terms is similar to what happens to food in microwaves, essentially cooking the brain. So in addition to leading to a development of cancer and tumors, there could be a whole host of other effects like cognitive memory function, since the memory temporal lobes are where we hold our cell phones.”

What that means is that right now there haven’t been enough long-term studies conducted to make a clear conclusion if radiation from cell phones are safe, but there is enough data showing a possible connection that consumers should be alerted.

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Are cell phones dangerous?

For years, I’ve been saying that cell phones will be the Cigarette of our generation.

I use my cell phone a TON! It’s my main link to clients, email, etc. That said, I won’t allow my kids to use cell phones on a regular basis.. If I’m talking to my Dad, I may let them talk to him for just a few minutes but other than that, my kids are… CELL FREE. Who knows what cell phone radiation does to developing brains!

If you use a cell phone you NEED to read the article from GQ that is linked below! It’s a real eye opener. Here is an excerpt.

Interphone researchers reported in 2008 that after a decade of cell-phone use, the chance of getting a brain tumor—specifically on the side of the head where you use the phone—goes up as much as 40 percent for adults. Interphone researchers in Israel have found that cell phones can cause tumors of the parotid gland (the salivary gland in the cheek), and an independent study in Sweden last year concluded that people who started using a cell phone before the age of 20 were five times as likely to develop a brain tumor. Another Interphone study reported a nearly 300 percent increased risk of acoustic neuroma, a tumor of the acoustic nerve.

Read the entire article HERE

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For years, I’ve been saying that Cellphones will be the “Cigarette” of my generation and that cell phone companies would start covering their tails. Sure enough, they ALL have started including crappy headphones with every cell phone. At least they will be able to say, “We gave you a headset and never intended for you to put the phone to your ear”.

Check out this very interesting article from the UK Paper, Daily Express

LONG-term mobile phone users could face a higher risk of developing cancer in later life, according to a decade-long study.

Read article HERE

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