Mobiles 'may cause brain cancer'
 

The World Health Organization's cancer research agency says mobile phones are "possibly carcinogenic".

A review of evidence suggests an increased risk of a malignant type of brain cancer cannot be ruled out.

However, any link is not certain - they concluded that it was "not clearly established that it does cause cancer in humans".

A cancer charity said the evidence was too weak to draw strong conclusions from.

A group of 31 experts has been meeting in Lyon, France, to review human evidence coming from epidemiological studies.

They said they looked at all relevant human studies of people using mobile phones and exposure to electromagnetic fields in their workplace.

The WHO's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) can give mobile phones one of five scientific labels: carcinogenic, probably carcinogenic, possibly carcinogenic, not classifiable or not carcinogenic.

It concluded that mobiles should be rated as "possibly carcinogenic" because of a possible link with a type of brain cancer - glioma.

Ed Yong, head of health information at Cancer Research UK, said: "The WHO's verdict means that there is some evidence linking mobile phones to cancer but it is too weak to draw strong conclusions from.

"The vast majority of existing studies have not found a link between phones and cancer, and if such a link exists, it is unlikely to be a large one.

"The risk of brain cancer is similar in people who use mobile phones compared to those who don't, and rates of this cancer have not gone up in recent years despite a dramatic rise in phone use during the 1980s.

"However, not enough is known to totally rule out a risk, and there has been very little research on the long-term effects of using phones."

The WHO estimated that there are five billion mobile phone subscriptions globally.

Christopher Wild, director of the IARC, said: "Given the potential consequences for public health of this classification and findings it is important that additional research be conducted into the long term, heavy use of mobile phones.

"Pending the availability of such information, it is important to take pragmatic measures to reduce exposure such as hands free devices or texting."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13608444

This news sounds dangerous. Perhaps "probably" and "possibly" labels are not good enough. More research and evidence needs to be done.

Couldn't be any more vague if they tried.

Copied and pasted news gives you eye cancer.

i have a small penis...

and i cant afford an enlargement...

and what else is new?

I hope you're posting this from your iphone.

If you read the manual of any mobile device they have a warning about this.

Been in place for years on all FCC approved devices and is required in documentation.

Common sense tells us they are not good, but they'll cover this one up as long as they can.

I've always avoided them and always will

I like your new avatar, you look much different without clothes.

just think why people dont wont mobile base near home, now micro that base near your head, and think what can do to you

LOL:thumbsup Yeah I think switching up avatar is nice, I miss the pitchfork though.

"Mobiles 'may cause brain cancer'"

Count yourself lucky you'll never have that problem.

we'll all be zombies one day!

Hope my balls don't fall off from using a cellphone.

my buddies dad works at nortel and has been working with cell phones since they began
he is an engineer for them
he refuses to own one

they do send out a microwave, so they will cook your brain if you over use them

and Smart Meters are s safe as cell phones:disgust

People should be far more concerned about the levels of radiation emitted by cell phone towers that are next to or on top of their home or office.

A baker I knew (in South America), he always carried a huge mobile phone clipped onto his trouser pocket. He was only mid 30's but went down with a nasty tumour on his leg exactly where the mobile phone would rest. First the leg had to come off, then secondaries finished him.

If you do have to have a mobile phone I would recommend not leaving it switched on while it's in your pocket. If you need to carry the phone while it's switched on keep it in your hand as there are less soft tissues to be damaged.

copy -------> paste

who's they? Do 'they' not use cell phones? Why yes, 'they' do....

thanks for playing...

STOP THE PRESSES!!! wehateporn knows a guy!!!

that's proof enough for me!

The top guys in the mobile phone firms. They will have access to many unpublished studies so will know where to be careful

I knew that one would bring you round Glen :)

common sense you know NOTHING about radiation. This is all BS. Anyone here own a microwave? Better throw it out too.

Take a look at the video just above your post