Cell Phone VS. Your Brain

not only is it increasing your risk of brain tumors, it's in your pocket!

We've all heard that the use of cell phones causes brain cancer, or some form of that rumor... but how strong is the evidence? Well, many recent studies have been conducted and seem to support the theory that long-term cell phone use increases your risk of cancer, for whatever reason. A batch of people were interviewed, some with brain tumors and some without. They were asked questions regarding the use of cellular devices, such as how many years they've had one. There seems to be a correlation between those with brain tumors, and those who have used cell phones for many years. I am always skeptical, so I was glad to see the experiments were reliable:

The eight strongest studies made sure the investigators did not know which participants had tumors when they conducted the interviews about cell phone use, and they did not receive funding from industry groups.

However whether the people remember accurately how long they've been using their cell phone is uncertain. Unfortunately, since it isn't know exactly how cell phones cause brain tumors, the evidence isn't very useful. Just in case, I would say one should keep their child from getting a cell phone as long as they can, and use a land line as much as possible. The suggested method is to just reduce your overall exposure to the phone on your head.