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FDA Questions Swedish Cell Phone Cancer Study

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the can-you-hear-me-now dept.

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."

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  1. Finding out the truth by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful


    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

  2. Re:From another study on their list by BobTheLawyer · · Score: 3, Insightful

    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.