Mobile phones more dangerous than smoking?
By Dusan Belic on Monday, May 4th, 2009 at 2:25 AM PST In General, Research
File this under “suspicious,” but when an award winning neurosurgeon is saying this, people do listen. According to cancer expert Dr. Vini Khurana, who did a study on the harmful effects of mobile phone use, mobile phones could become the number one killer of people, coming in ahead of smoking and asbestos.
Apparently, if a person has been using a mobile phone for more than 10 years their chances of getting brain cancer are doubled. He went on to add: “The incidence of malignant brain tumors and associated death rate will be observed to rise globally within a decade from now, by which time it may be far too late to intervene medically.”
Sounds scary and I’m not sure what to think about it. Any thoughts?
[Via: smokeen]
Wow , should I see a doctor for a MRI of my brain? I have been using cell phones since they came in bags!!!!
I have heard this before, yet I still use my phone rather than submit to the apparent science that has led to these apparent conclusions.
BR
Chas
I know the data (and opinions) are split on this topic, but ever since that Sand Hill Road venture capitalist — a heavy mobile phone user since the “brick phone” days — died of brain cancer a few years ago, I’m less inclined to be skeptical about such claims.
You filed this under “suspicious”? You should have filed it under “scam”.
Notice how this “research” is distributed by the company which sells the “Biopro Cell Chip” to “protect” you from this brain cancer?
And notice how the fine print on the Biopro website says “These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. The products and/or technologies listed are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, mitigate, or prevent any disease”.
And notice how there’s no link to any real research, just some vague handwaving to imply that someone is considering maybe publishing this somewhere.
This theory plays off some intrinsic level of paranoia.
It seems apt to note that psychology plays a huge factor in the degree to which anything can be a detriment to ones health! If I love such and such a vice, it is more likely to cause a calming reaction, whereas if I’m paranoid about my exposure to such and such a contaminant [or electromagnetic stimulus] it is more likely to cause me stress.
Stress is the real killer. When our bodies tense up, it sets the stage for all sorts of internal mayhem.
With respect to mobile phones, I suspect there may be a problem with ignorance of the recent discoveries that distance during use plays a factor in the degree to which cell radiation is harmful. No doubt people will continue to press their phones to their faces.
I may be more sensitive than most, but I surely notice a difference after even five minutes of EvDO web browsing. My mood is altered, sometimes specific muscles will go tense, and I tend to lose concentration. To me, that is quantitative evidence enough to play it safe.
Hey, I will just keep on smoking cigarettes.
First of all, thank you for posting this. So many details and so much information.
I am almost shocked. When I read about radiation damage, I started researching for radiation protection Systems. I only found something about some biopro chip.
I think I am going to try it.