So far I've found that when "Googling" this subject there are many links to information regarding cell phones possibly causing cancer. The hardest part of researching something medical, something that could affect anybody and everybody, is the fact that everyone likes to put their opinion out there with or with out any substantial evidence. So you have to becareful that what your reading isn't just someones opinion. That said, I used sources that had actual reserach behind what was said. My first source was, http://www.cancer.gov/. This website was very informative. It got its content by many sources such as the FDA (US Food and Drug Administration) and ACS (American Cancer Society). The main point of the content on this webpage is nothing is set in stone as to whether or not you can get cancer from cell phones but that scientifically it is possible. It talked alot about electromagnetic radiation and how this radiation, through time, could indeed cause brain tumors.
My next source was WebMD. I found an article on this website that gave interesting research results that concluded that the risk of getting cancer was no different between someone who used cell phones and someone who didn't. It also stated that in 2008, 87% of the US population use cell phones. So my reaction to this is if cell phones did cause brain tumors, wouldn't hundreds of thousands of people be deathly ill in hospitals all over the country? But then again maybe it takes years for these brain tumors to develop. If this is the case maybe cell phones are going to be the next major epidemic of the US.
Good sources to start with. Like I mentioned in my last comment, I know the library has a lot of sources on this, both in book form and in articles you can access from home!
ReplyDeleteAlso, be sure to look back at my blog for a new post I put up about links. Rather than having that long web-address as a link, turn the title of the source (e.g. WebMD) into the link. My blog directs you to the Blogger help page on this topic.
Great topic to discuss and pretty scary to think about. I don't know much on this topic but it seems that almost every reputable source has agreed that over time the radiation can lead to brain tumors. There are so many factors that you have to consider when thinking about this. How often does someone use there cell phone? Are the using a head set like a blue tooth some of the time or all of the time. I have to compare this question of does cell phone use cause brain tumors to questions like can wine help fight cancer? The answer is hard to find because there are so many factors to consider when researching this. Things like how often someone is using a cell phone to actually talk (or how often are people drinking wine when relating to my question)or how healthy the person may be to begin with.It seems that text messaging has become more popular than a person talking on the phone. Is it worse for a person to have a few long conversations on their phone or for a person to make a lot of calls that are very brief in length? I will be very curious to see your next post and the findings from your research.
ReplyDeleteI am curious to see your next post. I wonder if anyone has died or caught a serious disease due to using phone too much? DId you manage to find statistics of people having cancer due to using too much phone since the radiation are carcinogenic?
ReplyDeleteI like the topic you have chosen. I think it is very possible that cell phones may cause cancer, but no more than microwaves and about half the products sold. I think that we are living in a sociaty that is full of people that are terrified of life. Like you said in your newest post, who is going to get rid of their cell phones? I think people are often times as addicted to their cell phones as they are to things that we all know for a fact do kill. I think it is all a whole lot of scare mongering.
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