Cell phones cause cancer. No they don't. Yes they do.

The latest entry in the decade-long debate over cellphone use and cancer suggests that previous research has failed to establish a provable connection.

"There is unlikely to be a material increase" in the risk of tumors in adults within 10 to 15 years of their first use, cautions an international committee of experts writing in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.

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"Although there remains some uncertainty, the trend in the accumulating evidence is increasingly against the hypothesis that mobile phone use can cause brain tumors in adults," the report states.

In May, the World Health Organization issued a report which listed cellphones under the umbrella title "possibly carcinogenic to humans, suggesting at least the existence of a tenuous link between cellphone use and cancer. (That group also included items such as marine diesel fuel and coffee.)

This likely will not shut the door on the controversy as the report stopped well short of claiming there was no definitive connection between the use of cellphones and the incidence of cancers. Reading through the literature, one is at risk of getting whiplash. For instance, CNET notes that a Swedish research institute issued a 2004 report claiming that a decade or more of cellphone use can cause tumor growth. Three years later, Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science found that as little as 10 minutes of using a mobile phone could trigger changes in the brain that are associated with cancer

[MeganLo]

Of course "there remains some uncertainty", with today's lifestyle it's impossible to have same empirical accuracy as i.e. has influence of flue to a human body. Yet it's a fact we are exposed to heavy EMF radiation whether we are outside or inside our homes. It's great to see EMF radiation awareness rises with every day, I just hope it will take us as long as it took us with tobacco to see downsides of lifestyle we are currently addicted. I would recommend the usual steps for decrease of EMF radiation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phone_radiation_and_health and it wouldn't be bad idea to have some EMF protection that will also reduce EMF radiation our bodies are exposed to (http://personalbioprotector.com/index.html).

[Peter_Sharp1]

Our brain is the most complex and unknown part of the human body, and also very sensitive. It suffers from many risks. Living in a city is risky. Speaking on the cell is risky (oops, perhaps not!), eating wrong foods is risky. Luckily there are things there are just meant to be good for your brain - brain fitness programs. When scientifically validated, these programs may change your life for the better. I recommend one that is available online, it is for free: CogniFit. http://www.cognifit.com/

[mackull]

Everybody Knows The Cell PHone Industry Has Never, Ever, Claimed Their Product Is Safe. They have always used 3rd parties to do this.

Now, they have begun to use these paid parties...The positions taken in this ICNRP review cannot easily be separated from the heavy industry funding for the work, which included direct financial support from the Mobile Manufacturers' Forum, The GSM Association, the Mobile Telecommunications Health and Research Programme, AFA Insurance, VINNOA (the Swedish government agency for innovation, which received funds from TeliaSonera, EricssonAB, and Telenor.

Source: http://www.cisionwire.com/the-investor-relations-group/r/environmental-health-trust-cites-conflict-of-interest-surrounding-new-published-study,c9142949

[Skruffy1]

I get SO tired of discussions about POSSIBLE harmful effects of cell phone use that ONLY are concerned with whether they cause cancer. There are plenty of other things that microwaves do which MAY be harmful to the human brain. Cell phones use frequencies not so far removed from microwave ovens... and we should all know what microwaves do -- THEY COOK MEAT. Yes, cell phones are very low-powered compared to a microwave oven... but the transmitter and antenna are held right next to the head... and distance (actually the square of the distance) is key. Are we slowing cooking our brains a little at a time? Might we do our brains harm without necessarily causing cancer? The answer to both questions is "possibly yes". But if serious studies and public concern are only concerned with cancers that might be caused, a whole lot of other POSSIBLE harmful effects of slow-cooking our brains might be overlooked. I have a cell phone, but I use it as little as possible, and keep my conversations short.