2008 April Fools’ Day: Cancer Commentary Links
April 1, 2008 by Gloria Gamat
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
It’s April Fools’ day. However… in the cancer front, there’s no fool or fooling. Definitely, these aren’t for fools:
Brain cancer fears over heavy mobile phone use
Study: One Sausage Per Day Increases Bowel Cancer Risk by a Fifth
Fasting could help fight cancer
Hope over Tasmanian Devil cancer
Hey…easy on the practical jokes, okay? And don’t be so gullible yourself! He he he.
Mobile Phone Use, No Clear Connection to Brain Cancer
January 30, 2007 by Gloria Gamat
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
There is no clear connection between mobile phone use and malignant brain tumors -gliomas.
Such were the result of a study conducted in five Northern European countries, appearing in the January 19 online version of the International Journal of Cancer.
Regular use of a mobile phone, duration of use, or the cumulative number of calls had no effect on the risk.
The only indication of a potential effect was found among mobile phone users who had used a mobile phone for at least 10 years. They were found to have a slightly increased risk of a tumour on the side of the head …read more




