Cell Phones are proven to cause cancer!

[TMRNetShark]

...or not.

According to CNN, the WHO (World Health Organization) has declared that cell phones are now just as cancer causing as lead, car exhaust, and chloroform. It's so bad for you that it's similar to smoking cigarettes, breaking off asbestos in front of your face, and drinking leaded gasoline! The evidence that the WHO had brought forth in the study that cell phones cause cancer is... nothing. They have zero proof and only "theories."

So we all know how Microwaves work, right? That's how cell phones operate with cell towers (if you still are one of those people that believe cell phones work off satellites, please at least learn about the technology you use), except on a much smaller scale and a lot less power. Honestly, the only way I would think you would get cancer is if you climbed a cell tower and camped out for about a week. You then might have cancer some time down the line. As for the average cell phone user (when I mean average, I'm talking about 5-10 calls a day), I seriously doubt their cell phones will EVER cause cancer. My BB Bold is about 5.4 Watts/hour... or in other words I get more microwaves sent at me standing in front of my Microwave for less than one second than I would get from my BB in one hour of talking on it.

What do you all think? Do you think cell phones are causing people cancer? Or do you think that just because there is no proof that cell phones cause cancer that it really doesn't?

[nstgc]

Microwave radiation is non-ionizing. How could it cause cancer. Maybe it could casue other health problems (it could heat up the brain and kill brain cells...I'd believe that) but cancer? No.

[bloody000]

http://www.iarc.fr/en/media-centre/pr/2011/pdfs/pr208_E.pdf


Boring stuff for the bored.

[fohfoh]

I would worry about having a cellphone in conversation for 30 mins at my head. Having one at 30 mins convo at my crotch might be a little scarier.

[Monita]

Ally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Whenever i have long convos over celly, i just use wireless hands-free, i think it's easier plus the celly doesn't burn my ear hahaha =)

[fohfoh]

Ally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Whenever i have long convos over celly, i just use wireless hands-free, i think it's easier plus the celly doesn't burn my ear hahaha =)

I once had a 45 minute convo on my old S500i. Let's just say it was quite warm.

But these are the ages of skype and FB desu moni. Go on it.


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[Monita]

I know hahaha oh btw get on agento if you can =) Miss you muches BLDy!

[mgz]

good think i wear my tinfoil lined armadillo hat or i would be fucked

[Lupin]

It's so bad for you that it's similar to smoking cigarettes, breaking off asbestos in front of your face, and drinking leaded gasoline!

Asbestos is in Group 1 (Carcinogenic to humans) in IARC Monographs' classification. The other two examples are in group 2 or higher in that same classification scheme.

[bloody000]

In case anyone cares, instead of saying it's not possible, WHO now say it's possible but not proven. No new studies were conducted, however existing studies were reviewed.

Realistically, only those who work near base stations should worry about it.

[vuzedome]

Reviewing existing studies..... how controversial.

[bloody000]

Dihydrogen monoxide kills. We must ban it.

[kitamesume]

anything that causes addiction is bad for your health

anyway, my friend who is seriously addicted to his cellphone and has a monthly bill of 200ish$ worth from just his cellphone usage(his calls lasts hours, seriously, plus he has four sim cards filled with contact numbers) and hes still as healthy as ever.

[Stsin]

Cancer doesn't happen overnight.

Seriously, many things that have been proven to cause cancer is when it's taken to the unhealthy extreme.  From milk to red meat, having too much sun, to not having enough sun.  And even things that many assume will surely give you cancer, say smoking, isn't that high with certain groups like Japanese men which smoke more.

[kitamesume]

i said his monthly bill was 200ish$ from his cellphone bill alone. meaning hes using it day after day after day for a couple of years now(almost 3years i think? met him 2years ago). plus you cant fill up 4sim cards with 50+ contact# limit in just overnight, it took him years, well months actually. his style was like load up 10-15$ worth on each sim and set it to unlimited call and text(excluding long distance call) for a week.

[Stsin]

I know.  It takes 50 years for smoking to give some people cancer, smoking two packs a day.  Just saying that a cause for cancer can take decades.  And being a cause doesn't meant that it will happen.  Nor can just one person be an example.

Seriously again.  Most all the studies say that those that don't get cancer from doing such bad practices, are often those with active healthy lifestyles.  They aren't obese and eat well.  IMO, being obese sitting at home all day allows for about anything to give you cancer.