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Brain Cancer [From cell phones]
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I have a PhD in Molecular Biology but work as a nurse now. I don't use my Phone to make calls much so I don't think about it much. I'd be interested in looking at some of your research though.
This isn't meant to be sarcastic, but there are so few people that spend time talking on their phones anymore that I consider this a non issue. I use earbuds anyway.
I think so, I'll have to double check when I'm not on my phone as my university's library website isn't the best to navigate on a phone and find the databases. But go ahead and post a citation here, I'm sure I'm not the only one here that is associated with a university and might have access to the database.
My boss, also my friend(we went university togetther) found that he had headaches from talking on his iPhone6. We made a small reserch. Iphones give 3 times more SAR than Samsung Galaxy and after that Apple tries to position itself as a green company. My boss stop using iPhone without headset(max 1 minute without headset), put it in Pong case and his strong headaches were gone. He is not a psyco type person. It is really strange 6'1" strong and healthy guy has RF sensitivity
I'm also no longer than a minute on this "devil machine" since then, or with a handsfree.
People want to ignore obvious dangers. Think about it. A cell phone is capable of sending radiation to towers 8 miles away yet even in this thread people argue it's just great to hold it next to your head.My boss, also my friend(we went university togetther) found that he had headaches from talking on his iPhone6. We made a small reserch. Iphones give 3 times more SAR than Samsung Galaxy and after that Apple tries to position itself as a green company. My boss stop using iPhone without headset(max 1 minute without headset), put it in Pong case and his strong headaches were gone. He is not a psyco type person. It is really strange 6'1" strong and healthy guy has RF sensitivity
I'm also no longer than a minute on this "devil machine" since then, or with a handsfree.
Unbelievable. Of course people still smoke too.
From my understanding of the OP's post, I didn't take that as it was his/her own research., but merely referencing others.
I'm an analytical chemists, and a researcher. When I read anything like this on the Internet, I would first verify with the original source. In particular, I will look at how the experiments were conducted, and how credible the authors were. For example, when they study a group of people the spent hours on their cellphones everyday, did they take into account of the stress level of these busy people. What was the control group? People also on the phone the same amount of time using wired headsets?
Ultimately, I understand enough physics to know that there is no known mechanism of how the long wavelength EMR from our phones can ionize or break molecules in our bodies. The most these long wavelength radiations could do was cause the molecule to rotate and vibrate (i.e., heat). But the intensity is so low that it couldn't have been cancer causing.
If one really want to worry about potential damages from cell phones, they should first worry about sun light, which it proven to be carcinogenic. If you are still walking around during daylight, you are doing more harm to your body than you phone ever will be.
As I look on my computer at the library's website yes I do, so where is that citation?
My boss, also my friend(we went university togetther) found that he had headaches from talking on his iPhone6. We made a small reserch. Iphones give 3 times more SAR than Samsung Galaxy and after that Apple tries to position itself as a green company. My boss stop using iPhone without headset(max 1 minute without headset), put it in Pong case and his strong headaches were gone. He is not a psyco type person. It is really strange 6'1" strong and healthy guy has RF sensitivity
I'm also no longer than a minute on this "devil machine" since then, or with a handsfree.
Your boss needs to account for the negative impacts of using cell phones that are unrelated to the radiation. To name one, his arm and neck are locked in with minimum movements during the conversation. That could be enough to give someone a headache.
- Human skin can make large amounts of vitamin D when lots of skin is exposed and the sun is high in the sky. Your body is designed to get the vitamin D it needs by producing it when your bare skin is exposed to sunlight. The part of the sun's rays that is important is ultraviolet B (UVB).
I'm right here!
In all seriousness, I'd also like to know which information you're looking at in ERIC.
I tried searching and wasn't coming up with much, I'm looking forward to the OP posting a reference to it as I'm sure it'll be interesting to read.
We actually have a pretty darn good idea on how radiation causes cancer. And by stating that we should be good on our way for a cure for cancer, which is impossible given the nature of how cancer can develop in thousands of ways really make me question your supposed PhD in cell biology.
And bluetooth is worse because it travels through the ear canal? Woot? Bluetooth is electromagnetic radiation just like cellular signals, and does not prefer ear canals.
When you put it into context, though, think about all the things in your house that put out radiation. All the wifi devices constantly on (and around you, including the neighbors' electronics - the routers etc), your cordless phones, the radiation emitted from that 27" iMac that's right in front of you etc, the wireless XBOX controller you hold for hours on end. The Bluetooth headphones, headset etc... it's basically impossible to avoid all of it.
Again, I'm not saying that cellphone use isn't "risky", but I wonder the difference in actual absorption by the body used via speakerphone on your desk or held up to your ear.
You read my thoughts.
May I clarify your sentence please? "The literature clearly documented how ionizing radiations damages DNA and cause mutations. This is one reference - http://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/dna-damage-repair-mechanisms-for-maintaining-dna-344"
One should realize that the longer wavelength EMR like radio waves, microwaves, are non-ionizing radiations, which are not the one described in the above article.
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I always use speakerphone. During sleep phone is on Airplane mode. I try never to keep it in my pocket. The worst offense is how much I have to hold it, but try to be on Wifi as much as possible as low cell signal is worse.
Headphones aren't truly safe either unless you use air tube headphones from Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003AO55JY...TF8&colid=1N67JNWHOA3HM&coliid=I2EES93C6F6LQ7
These are simple steps to help negate potential risks. And yes I avoid flights, no I don't eat bananas...lol
Headphones aren't truly safe either unless you use air tube headphones from Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003AO55JY...TF8&colid=1N67JNWHOA3HM&coliid=I2EES93C6F6LQ7
These are simple steps to help negate potential risks. And yes I avoid flights, no I don't eat bananas...lol
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I've never had an opportunity to discuss this directly with someone who has a PhD in the field. I hope you'll take the time to answer a few questions:
Can you quantify the "elevated risk"? 10% greater chance? 50%? 100%? Also, statistically speaking, what are the odds of getting brain cancer anyway. I remember hearing about some research which suggested that brain cancer is uncommon enough that there's not really sufficient sample size to indicate one way or the other what effect cell phone radiation might have.
Also, can you say anything about the methodology of the studies that indicate elevated risk? I thought that part of the difficulty in finding conclusive evidence is that cancers take years or even decades to develop, but the current prevalence of cellphone use is a relatively new phenomenon.