After conducting dozens of scientific studies over recent years, award-winning cancer expert Dr. Vini Khurana believes that more than ten years of regular mobile phone use could more than double our risk for brain tumors. "It is anticipated that this danger has far broader public health ramifications than asbestos and smoking," says Professor Khurana, noting that an estimated three billion people worldwide use cell phones - three times as many as those who smoke. Smoking kills as many as five million of the world’s people each year, so if the doctor’s claims are at all accurate the results could be disastrous.
Much of the concern is coming from Europe at this time. Earlier this year the French government issued a warning against mobile phones, especially for children. Germany also cautions its citizens to minimize handset use, and the European Environment Agency has issued words of caution against this all too common practice.
Cell phone usage has been among the highest concerns for the National Cancer Institute (NCI) dating back to 1994. Noting that it’s hard to pinpoint exactly the direct cause of brain cancer, the NCI emphasized that cell phone use be considered right up there with toxic chemical exposures (hair dyes, lead, industrial/occupational solvents, asbestos), diet (processed meats, artificial sweeteners, vitamin/mineral deficiencies), and heredity, when it comes to increasing brain tumor risk.
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That actually scares the crap out of me...and I was thinking about that the other day. For some reason I thought they had fixed/removed whatever was a potential cancer causer in cell phones....but apparently not.
I don't believe you can read properly. It states that 3 billion people use cell phones, and that this figure is 3 times more than the amount of people that smoke.
My mum sent me this article a little while ago. I don't know why she always sends me stuff like this though, since she pays my cell phone bill & has a cell phone of her own. It totally freaks me out what could happen just from using a cell phone. Hopefully they'll remedy this in the next few years.
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