FDA Questions Swedish Cell Phone Cancer Study

ZZeta writes "Following up on the Swedish study on cell phone cancer risk, the FDA released a statement today questioning its reliability. From the statement: 'These facts along with the lack of an established mechanism of action and supporting animal data makes the Hardell et al's finding difficult to interpret.' Also available several links to other studies."

Comments

Finding out the truth

[Anonymous Coward]

will be very hard when there is a billion dollar industry based on cellphones
its like global warming vs the oil industry, it will take numerous studies over decades until the "truth" will finally come out

Re:Finding out the truth

[timster]

Global warming is potentially a major change in the entire biosphere that will affect every living creature on the planet. I think cell phone brain cancer risks are overblown. Even if the studies showing risk are true, I'm personally not going to change my behavior. The cell phone is a useful enough device for me personally to accept the health risks, and I imagine this is true of most heavy users.

The industry already offers hands-free devices so that you don't need to hold the thing to your face if you're worried about it. What else, really, should they do? The device by nature of its function uses electromagnetic radiation.

LOL

[mozumder]

A pro-capitalist political organization puts out a press release questioning a study that may possibly hurt the communications industry?

THERES A FUCKING SURPRISE.

No clear connection, sort of murky one

[digitaldc]

Don't worry - if it's not the cell phone that kills you, the guy talking on one while driving into your lane - will.

Re:From another study on their list

[BobTheLawyer]

I think you'll find that's an artifact of the length of the study. Longer term studies are difficult because comparatively few people have been using mobile phones for longer than 10 years.