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Mobile Phone Transmitter Causes Brain Tumours?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the rough-working-conditions dept.

Peter writes "Seven staff in the one building have been diagnosed with brain tumours, and everything seems to be pointing to the mobile phone towers located on the roof. The building is owned by RMIT University and an investigation is taking place. Five of the seven staff worked on the top floor of the building. Medical experts contacted by The Age Newspaper said no definitive link had been proved between mobile phone tower radiation and cancer."

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  1. Correlation does not equal causation. by Killshot · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Please, remember this.
    The world will be a better place if we all do.

  2. Correlation is not causation.... by XMilkProject · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Please remember correlation is not causation....

    Given that there has never been evidence of this before, it's far more likely theres another cause. Maybe the building is full of asbestos, or some other harmful material... Maybe all the employees took an employee training course near a nuclear plant or something.

    It could be any number of things, but this pseudo-science where people assume correlation has any bearing on causation is only for the ignorant.

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    Give 'em a twist, a flick o' the wrist...