Enjoy your tumors. I'm of the opinion that cell phones have reached a level of addiction akin to cigarettes.
Even if it could be proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that cell phones caused cancer, I bet a majority of people would continue to use them. On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 8:33 AM, Jerry Barnes <critic...@gmail.com> wrote: > > "WHO: Cell phone use can increase possible cancer risk" > > Wow. What a powerful conclusion. "Can possibly increase risk" is > equivalent to "might not increase". > > > > From an AP article on the story: > > Classifying agents as possibly carcinogenic doesnt mean they > automatically cause cancer and some experts said the ruling shouldnt > change > peoples cellphone habits. > > Anything is a possible carcinogen, said Donald Berry, a professor of > biostatistics at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at the University of > Texas. > He was not involved in the WHO cancer groups assessment. This is not > something I worry about and it will not in any way change how I use my > cellphone, he said speaking from his cellphone. > The same cancer research agency lists alcoholic drinks as a known > carcinogen > and night shift work as a probable carcinogen. Anyones risk for cancer > depends on many factors, from genetic makeup to the amount and length of > time of an exposure. > > -snip- > > Last year, results of a large study found no clear link between cellphones > and cancer. But some advocacy groups contend the study raised serious > concerns because it showed a hint of a possible connection between very > heavy phone use and glioma, a rare but often deadly form of brain tumor. > However, the numbers in that subgroup werent sufficient to make the case. > > The study was controversial because it began with people who already had > cancer and asked them to recall how often they used their cellphones more > than a decade ago. > In about 30 other studies done in Europe, New Zealand and the U.S., > patients > with brain tumors have not reported using their cellphones more often than > unaffected people. > > > WHO probably is spinning the article so they can urge a cell phone cancer > prevention tax. Obviously, the revenue would go to the WHO. > > > "Inconsiderate cell phone users will not instantly fall to the ground > stricken (karma doesn't usually work that fast)." > > No doubt. Look at smoking. It DOES increase the chance of cancer and > people still smoke. > > J > > - > > Ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. > - > Henry Kissinger > > Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, > go > out and buy some more tunnel. - J > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:338525 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
