Comments on: Cellphone Use, Brain Cancer and UPMC Cancer Center Chief’s Advisory http://www.blisstree.com/articles/cellphone-use-brain-cancer-and-upmc-cancer-center-chiefs-advisory-57/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:19:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: John http://www.blisstree.com/articles/cellphone-use-brain-cancer-and-upmc-cancer-center-chiefs-advisory-57/comment-page-1/#comment-44957 John Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:04:30 +0000 http://www.cancercommentary.com/2008/07/25/cellphone-use-brain-cancer-and-upmc-cancer-center-chiefs-advisory/#comment-44957 Note that the memo is not dated, so I am not sure it should be an official document released to the general public. In addition, I am not aware of any brain cancer case that is related to the cell phone usage. If no one is sufferring the brain cancer because of the use of cell phones, it can't be proved to be true that cell phones has any connection to the brain cancer. If someone uses cell phone for more than 4 hours a day, he/she probably has a damaged brain already. Note that the memo is not dated, so I am not sure it should be an official document released to the general public. In addition, I am not aware of any brain cancer case that is related to the cell phone usage. If no one is sufferring the brain cancer because of the use of cell phones, it can’t be proved to be true that cell phones has any connection to the brain cancer. If someone uses cell phone for more than 4 hours a day, he/she probably has a damaged brain already.

]]> By: Gloria Gamat http://www.blisstree.com/articles/cellphone-use-brain-cancer-and-upmc-cancer-center-chiefs-advisory-57/comment-page-1/#comment-44989 Gloria Gamat Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:26:09 +0000 http://www.cancercommentary.com/2008/07/25/cellphone-use-brain-cancer-and-upmc-cancer-center-chiefs-advisory/#comment-44989 good point Chris! thanks for mentioning those here. but he is causing quite a stir with the memo, for sure. sure cellphones have been here quite a while but there a lot more factors already clearly linked to cancer anyway, if we think about it. ;-) good point Chris! thanks for mentioning those here. but he is causing quite a stir with the memo, for sure. sure cellphones have been here quite a while but there a lot more factors already clearly linked to cancer anyway, if we think about it. ;-)

]]> By: ChrisB http://www.blisstree.com/articles/cellphone-use-brain-cancer-and-upmc-cancer-center-chiefs-advisory-57/comment-page-1/#comment-44794 ChrisB Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:12:26 +0000 http://www.cancercommentary.com/2008/07/25/cellphone-use-brain-cancer-and-upmc-cancer-center-chiefs-advisory/#comment-44794 He's saying, "I have no proof, but cell phones cause cancer." The evidence has been against cell phones causing cancer for quite a while. I can't believe this is coming up -again.- "limit exposure to electromagnetic radiation emitted by the devices" Here's a little bit of trivia for you. Your body emits electromagnetic radiation of higher energy (the only characteristic that matters) than that from cell phones. Visibile light has a higher energy than the radiowaves emitted by cell phones. You have to get to ultraviolet (which causes sunburn) before em radiation causes biological damage. There are lots of reasons to use your cell phone less. Cancer is not one of them. He’s saying, “I have no proof, but cell phones cause cancer.”

The evidence has been against cell phones causing cancer for quite a while. I can’t believe this is coming up -again.-

“limit exposure to electromagnetic radiation emitted by the devices”
Here’s a little bit of trivia for you. Your body emits electromagnetic radiation of higher energy (the only characteristic that matters) than that from cell phones. Visibile light has a higher energy than the radiowaves emitted by cell phones.

You have to get to ultraviolet (which causes sunburn) before em radiation causes biological damage.

There are lots of reasons to use your cell phone less. Cancer is not one of them.

]]> By: Gloria Gamat http://www.blisstree.com/articles/cellphone-use-brain-cancer-and-upmc-cancer-center-chiefs-advisory-57/comment-page-1/#comment-44988 Gloria Gamat Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:39:32 +0000 http://www.cancercommentary.com/2008/07/25/cellphone-use-brain-cancer-and-upmc-cancer-center-chiefs-advisory/#comment-44988 yes, better to take the suggested precautions. I'm almost always using SMS anyway. though i often put my cellphone near the head of my bed when sleeping. so am really guilty of than one bad habit. well anyway...i too would like to see more clear cut answers. ;-) yes, better to take the suggested precautions. I’m almost always using SMS anyway. though i often put my cellphone near the head of my bed when sleeping. so am really guilty of than one bad habit. well anyway…i too would like to see more clear cut answers. ;-)

]]> By: Tom http://www.blisstree.com/articles/cellphone-use-brain-cancer-and-upmc-cancer-center-chiefs-advisory-57/comment-page-1/#comment-44986 Tom Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:40:16 +0000 http://www.cancercommentary.com/2008/07/25/cellphone-use-brain-cancer-and-upmc-cancer-center-chiefs-advisory/#comment-44986 I personally don't think that I will drastically change my cellphone usage based on this. First, I really don't talk on the phone very much anyway, so I feel I don't have as much risk as others. Second, I tend to be on the cautious side, especially when it comes to the like of Cancer, but it still seems like there is not a clear cut answer to the actual question. I think that if someone uses the cellphone excessively, they should probably try one of the alternatives mentioned just in case there are long-term, adverse effects. However, I'd like to see more research on the subject to help either prove or disprove the concern. I personally don’t think that I will drastically change my cellphone usage based on this. First, I really don’t talk on the phone very much anyway, so I feel I don’t have as much risk as others. Second, I tend to be on the cautious side, especially when it comes to the like of Cancer, but it still seems like there is not a clear cut answer to the actual question. I think that if someone uses the cellphone excessively, they should probably try one of the alternatives mentioned just in case there are long-term, adverse effects. However, I’d like to see more research on the subject to help either prove or disprove the concern.

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