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Cellphone-Cancer Link Found in Government Study
Wall Street Journal ^ | May 28, 2016 | RYAN KNUTSON

Posted on 05/28/2016 12:16:16 PM PDT by nickcarraway

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 the brain, and schwannomas of the heart.

“Given the widespread global usage of mobile communications among users of all ages, even a very small increase in the incidence of disease resulting from exposure to [radio-frequency radiation] could have broad implications for public health,” according to a report of partial findings from the study, which was released late Thursday.

A spokesperson for the National Institutes of Health, which helped oversee the study, wasn’t immediately available for comment. Earlier in the week, the NIH said, “It is important to note that previous human, observational data collected in earlier, large-scale population-based studies have found limited evidence of an increased risk for developing cancer from cellphone use.”

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Science
KEYWORDS: cancer; cellphones; radiation
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To: FredZarguna

Here we go again.


41 posted on 05/28/2016 3:57:47 PM PDT by rlmorel ("Irrational violence against muslims" is a myth, but "Irrational violence against non-muslims" isn't)
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To: nickcarraway
Cellphones are evil!


42 posted on 05/28/2016 5:46:19 PM PDT by clearcarbon
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To: Hot Tabasco
rats in their cages with cell phones strapped to their little heads and constant telemarketer calls directed to them

The presidential primary season was more than they could withstand.

43 posted on 05/28/2016 7:43:15 PM PDT by FredZarguna (And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, slouches towards Fifth Avenue to be Born?)
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To: rlmorel

Yep. It never stops.


44 posted on 05/28/2016 8:24:45 PM PDT by FredZarguna (And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, slouches towards Fifth Avenue to be Born?)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

And Apple phones generally have the highest radiation levels..Samsung among the lowest.


45 posted on 05/28/2016 9:17:25 PM PDT by waus
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