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Arguments that cell phones do cause cancer

• 1993.01.03 - UPI - Lawsuit claims cellular phones cause cancer
  • David Reynard, of Madeira Beach, believes Susan Reynard, 33, died of a malignant tumor May 24 as a result of her use of a handheld portable telephone he gave her to 'make life easier' during her pregnancy. (...) A year after his wife's complication-riddled pregnancy, an MRI brainscan revealed a lesion on the left side of her brain. He claims the tumor was exactly where the telephone's antenna would be during calls.
  • William Pogue, 44, a Naples real estate appraiser, was a NEC portable user who is undergoing treatment for a malignant brain tumor as well.
• 2017.05.22 - IT Jungle - As I See It: Wake Up Call
  • She was 39 at the time of diagnosis, a Chinese woman, non-meat eater, with no genetic or lifestyle predispositions to cancer. Under the circumstances, what her doctor found was highly unusual: multiple primary tumors in her right breast. It was only later that he discovered the multi-focal cancer pattern exactly matched the shape and location of her cell phone.
  • industry will quickly point to dozens of studies showing no linkage between health risks and cell phone usage. (...) But those studies, says Dr. Devra Davis of the National Institute of Environmental Health Science, may well be flawed on two accounts.
    
    First, the majority of those studies were sponsored by manufacturers. (...)
    
    The second, and more important problem according to Davis, is that these studies were based on an inaccurate premise, namely that the microwave radiation emitted from cell phones is constant, and that any biological impact is caused by the concentration of the signal. The studies, however, noted that the signal is extremely weak, and therefore unlikely to have any harmful effects at all.
    
    But, says Davis, the signal, although weak, is complex beyond considerations of power and includes elements such as Frequency, Amplitude, Pulse, Intensity, Polarity, and Information Content. Power, it turns out, is not the problem, rather it’s the erratic nature of pulsed microwave radiation and its ability to disrupt cellular resonance and interfere with DNA repair. The danger, explains Dr. Davis, is not the dose, but the characteristics of the dose.
• 2017.07.20 - The Atlantic - Do Cellphones Cause Brain Cancer or Not?
  • Several of the biggest studies that have sought a connection between cellphone use and cancer found no correlation. (Two of the most notable recent examples of large prospective studies that found no link are here and here.) The U.K. Imperial College London is still working on one highly anticipated study, which is investigating the possible health effects of long-term cellphone use across five European countries.
  • In 2015, nearly 200 scientists from across the world signed an open letter urging the United Nations and the World Health Organization to develop stricter rules around wireless technology and public health. Their concerns weren’t limited to cellphones, but included a slew of devices like baby monitors, WiFi, cordless phones, and so on.
  • A National Toxicology Program study last year found that male rats exposed to cellphone radiation for about nine hours a day over a two-year period were more likely to develop two kinds of malignant tumors, including gliomas.
• 2017.07.21 - Careless Science - How cell phone / WiFi radiation can hurt you and how to fight it
• 2017.12.13 - California Department of Public Health (CDPH) - CDPH Issues Guidelines on How to Reduce Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy from Cell Phones
  • The new CDPH guidance includes practical steps both adults and children could take to reduce exposure to radio frequency energy from cell phones. That includes:
    • Keeping the phone away from the body
      
      • Airplane mode turns off cellular, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth.
    • Reducing cell phone use when the signal is weak
    • Reducing the use of cell phones to stream audio or video, or to download or upload large files
    • Keeping the phone away from the bed at night
    • Removing headsets when not on a call
    • Avoiding products that claim to block radio frequency energy. These products may actually increase your exposure.
      • According to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, products that interfere with the phone’s signal may force it to work harder and emit more RF energy in order to stay connected, possibly increasing your exposure.
• 2018.03.29 - The Nation - How Big Wireless Made Us Think That Cell Phones Are Safe: A Special Investigation
• 2018.03.31 - Center for Electrosmog Prevention - Is your beloved cell phone killing you?

Arguments that cell phones do not cause cancer

• 2016.05.19 - Forbes - A Radiation Oncologist Says Everything You Need To Hear About WiFi And Cancer Risk

Products to help protect people from the cancer risk

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Related info

• PhysLink - Why can't light pass through objects?
  • If gamma rays can travel through walls, and radio waves can travel through walls, and they are on opposite ends of the electromagnetic spectrum, then why can't light travel through walls which is right in the middle of the spectrum?