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Swedish Study Finds Cell Phone Cancer Risk

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the i-call-my-tumor-tummy dept.

dtjohnson writes "A new Swedish study has found that heavy users of cell phones had a 240 percent increase in brain tumors on the side of their head that the phone was used on. The study defined 'heavy' use as more than 2,000 total hours, or approximately one hour of use per workday for 10 years. An earlier British study was previously discussed here that didn't find an increased risk, although that study covered fewer subjects and only followed one type of brain tumor for a shorter period of time. Or course, the biggest epidemiological study of all is the one we are all participating in whenever we use our cell phone. The results from that study won't be available for a while."

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  1. Brain Cancer... by What+the+Frag · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    OMG!!! Ponies!!!

    oh wait.. that was eye cancer

  2. Re:suprised? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    ...the only people that really have to worry are yappy pre-pubescent teenage girls, and we have too many of them anyways.

    Thank heaven for little girls
    for little girls get bigger every day!

    Thank heaven for little girls
    they grow up in the most delightful way!

    Those little eyes so helpless and appealing
    one day will flash and send you crashin' thru the ceilin'

    Thank heaven for little girls
    thank heaven for them all,
    no matter where no matter who
    for without them, what would little boys do?

    Thank heaven... thank heaven...
    Thank heaven for little girls!

  3. Mod Parent Up by Illserve · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Mod Parent Up.