Scientists Advise Caution with Mobile Phones

whether the 'radiation blockers' they sell for cell phones are effective?

I've never met anyone who has cancer from cell-phone use. In Europe the general population has been using them for longer and are constantly on them.

This is one of those scares like 'TV causes cancer', 'meat causes cancer', or 'Ashlee Simpson causes deafness'

cancer-warning burnout....


(by the way, I did have a cell phone explode on me once- that was pretty dang dangerous!)

The question is being posed largely because of the increasing number of cases being linked to cell phone usage. Logically this isnt too surprising, a cellphone is a microwave device, running at about 0.5 watts. Now, thats not the 750 watts of a microwave oven on full power, but its still high frequency electromagnetic radiation in close proximity to your head.

Its been known for years that living under high tension wires causes a variety of health issues including cancer, this is well documented. Why then, is it so surprising that microwave phones could have a similar, if less pronounced effect?

It's always a storm in a teacup until 20 years goes by and the teacup explodes - but by then its too late. How long did it take for people to admit that smoking causes lung cancer?

More mobile phones are becoming a bit of a monopoly aswell. Being able to perform many task other than just making a phone call. I bet in theory it would raise the power of that phone a few notches. I use a cell phone but for one reason. An emergency. I pay close to 50 US Dollars for my phone at the house so it seems pointless to pay 30 more dollars to talk on a cell all day. I think the world is overkilling technology alone anyway. Its coming to be an age were people use tech without looking yet alone using it purely as a tool.