Scientific Progress - Wireless Phones and Brain Cancer: Current State of the Science
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https://www.medscape.com ^
| George L. Carlo, PhD, MS, JD, and Rebecca Steffens Jenrow, MPH, Wireless Technology Research, LLCWas
Abstract Context: The current science is not definitive about health risks from wireless phones; however, the legitimate questions about safety that have arisen from recent studies make claims of absolute safety no longer supportable. Objective:
The objective of this paper is to outline for primary care providers the results of the most current research on the possible impact of wireless phone use on human health. Presented are study results from Wireless Technology Research (WTR) program, the 7-year, $27 million effort funded by the wireless industry in the United States, that represents the world's most comprehensive research effort addressing this issue...
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Can Cellphones Cause Cancer? Experts Surprised By Latest Tests
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pittsburgh.cbslocal.com ^
| March 29, 2018 at 6:21 pm | Staff
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Can cellphones really cause cancer? It’s
been a question that’s dogged researchers for years. However, a group of experts say the results of some tests are pretty surprising. Millions of people constantly call, text, click, take pictures and play on cellphones. Even the top cellular radiation researchers from around the world have a hard time untethering. But, they gathered recently in North Carolina to talk about cellphone concerns and whether they really do increase the chances of developing cancer. The panel voted that the results from years of testing on mice and rats were more significant than...
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This iPhone-based ultrasound machine can detect cancer
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yahoo ^
Instead of vibrating crystals, Butterfly IQ uses "capacitive micro-machined ultrasound transducers", or CMUTs, tiny ultrasonic emitters layered on a semiconductor chip a little larger than a postage stamp. "The
device gives you the ability to do everything at the bedside: you can pull it out of your pocket and scan the whole body," Martin said. The company now plans to combine the instrument with artificial-intelligence software that could help a novice position the probe, collect the right images, and interpret them. By 2018, its software will let users automatically calculate how much blood a heart is pumping, or detect problems...
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Cell Phone Cancer Debate Heats up With Document Release
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NBC Bay Area ^
| Mar 3, 2017 | Scott Budman
Cell phones have become ubiquitous over the last few years, along with the debate over whether or not they can cause cancer. While
many agencies — including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Food and Drug Administration and National Institute of Environmental Health — say they’ve found no link between cancer and the electromagnetic fields emanated by cell phones, a newly-released document is reheating the argument.It comes from the California Department of Public Health and is called “Cell Phones and Health.” It lists potential risks from cell phones to both adults and children. The 2014 document was held...
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Here’s why you shouldn’t freak out about that ‘cell phones cause cancer’ study
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Yahoo Tech ^
| May 27, 2016 | Kevin Loria, Tech Insider
It’s scary to hear that cellphones — devices that most of us have with us all the time — have been linked to cancer by a government study. But
despite any headlines you may have seen, there’s still not enough information or evidence for the average person to be concerned by these findings. “I’m not going to stop using my mobile phone in the light of this,” Kevin McConway, emeritus professor of applied statistics at The Open University, said in a statement to the Australian and UK Science Media Centre. Here’s why you shouldn’t panicThe latest results that we have...
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Cellphone-Cancer Link Found in Government Study
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Wall Street Journal ^
| May 28, 2016 | RYAN KNUTSON
Multiyear, peer-reviewed study found ‘low incidences’ of two types of tumors in male rats exposed to type of radio frequencies commonly emitted by cellphones A major U.S. government study on rats has found a link between cellphones and cancer, an explosive finding in the long-running debate about whether mobile phones cause
health effects. The multiyear, peer-reviewed study, by the National Toxicology Program, found “low incidences” of two types of tumors in male rats that were exposed to the type of radio frequencies that are commonly emitted by cellphones. The tumors were gliomas, which are in the glial cells of...
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Cell Phone Radiation Boosts Cancer Rates in Animals;
$25 Million NTP Study Finds Brain Tumors
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Microwave News ^
| mAY 26, 2016
The U.S. National Toxicology Program (NTP) is expected to issue a public announcement that cell phone radiation presents a cancer risk for humans. The
move comes soon after its recently completed study showed statistically significant increases in cancer among rats that had been exposed to GSM or CDMA signals for two-years. Discussions are currently underway among federal agencies on how to inform the public about the new findings. NTP senior managers believe that these results should be released as soon as possible because just about everyone is exposed to wireless radiation all the time and therefore everyone is potentially at...
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A 29-Year Study Has Found No Link Between Brain Cancer and Cellphones
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Gizmodo ^
| Thursday May 5, 2016 11:50pm | By Chris Mills
A 29-Year Study Has Found No Link Between Brain Cancer and Cellphones If, and by how much cellphones increase the risk of brain cancer is a long and disputed argument. No
one study is going to settle anything, but one statistical analysis of data in Australia hints at cellphones being reasonably safe. The study examines the incidence of brain cancer in the Australian population between 1982 to 2013. The study pitted the prevalence of mobile phones among the population—starting at 0 percent—against brain cancer rates, using data from national cancer registration data. The results showed a very slight increase in...
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Hold the phone, Central! Cellphone radiation can cause cancer: study
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www.nydailynews.com ^
| Wednesday, July 29, 2015, 4:38 PM | BY Meredith Engel
The scientists were right — your cell phone can give you cancer. There
have long been whispers of a cancer connection from your cell — and a new study backs up the claims. "These data are a clear sign of the real risks this kind of radiation poses for human health," study author Igor Yakymenko said. Yakymenko’s meta-study — basically a study of hundreds of other studies — reveals many findings of previous researchers into how radiofrequency from your phone can damage DNA. That damage can add up over time and cause a variety of health problems, like cancer, headaches,...
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Israelis Develop Cancer-detecting Phone
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Shalom Life ^
| 2-3-2015 | Daniel Koren
Last year, we reported on the NaNose breathalyzer, a technology developed by the Technion's Professor Hossam Haick, that could sniff out lung cancer before it spreads. Now,
developers are looking to install the function into a mobile phone, dubbed, appropriately, the SniffPhone. The SniffPhone, backed with tiny smell-sensitive sensors and the NaNose technology, will actually be able to "smell" users' breath and determine if they have cancer, or other serious diseases. According to Haick, the SniffPhone will be a huge breakthrough in the medical industry, and will be of much use to doctors looking for the presence of tumors, whether...
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SOON YOU'LL BE ABLE TO DETECT CANCER USING YOUR SMARTPHONE
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VICE ^
| 10/24/2014 | Tom Breakwell
The thing about cancer is that you need to catch it early. Once
it spreads, it becomes harder and harder to treat. But part of the problem is making yourself go to the doctor in the first place; a lot of people would rather avoid finding out really depressing news, in some cases via invasive poking. But what if you could detect cancerous cells and various other diseases in 60 minutes using your phone? A new start-up named Miroculus has made a device, "Miriam," that hopes to allow you to do just that. In hugely simplified terms, cancer happens when a cell...
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