Cell Phones / EMF

10 May: President’s Cancer Panel Recommends Precaution with Cell Phones and Wireless Technologies

By Camilla Rees via www.ElectromagneticHealth.org The President’s Cancer Panel reported on Thursday, May 6, 2010 that “the true burden of environmentally induced cancers has been grossly underestimated” and named cell phones and other wireless technologies as potential causes of cancer that demand further research and precaution. In its recommendations to the President, the panel stated “Methods for long-term monitoring and…

28 Apr: New Report About EMF Near Schools

By Jim Turner, Chair of Citizens For Health Today I participated in a teleconference unveiling a new report on the dangerous proximity of cell phone towers to schools. The BRAG™ Ranking report is the result of a multi-year study of school children’s potential exposure to cell phone antennas and base stations in U.S. state capitols. It assesses exposure metrics for…

25 Jan: Brain Tumor Hazard For Children From Cell Phones

Washington, DC, September 4, 2009 On August 25, 2009 the International EMF [Electro Magnetic Field] Collaborative released Cellphones and Brain Tumors: 15 Reasons for Concern. This report underscores the risk of tumors from cellphone use, especially for children. Endorsed by a wide range of scientists from around the world, the report makes three findings based on a review of existing…

21 Dec: Maine To Consider Cancer Warnings on Cell Phones

By GLENN ADAMS (AP Writer) via www.news.yahoo.com AUGUSTA, Maine – A Maine legislator wants to make the state the first to require cell phones to carry warnings that they can cause brain cancer, although there is no consensus among scientists that they do and industry leaders dispute the claim. The now-ubiquitous devices carry such warnings in some countries, though no…

12 Nov: Evidence Still Fuzzy On Cell Phones, Cancer

By Elizabeth Landau (CNN) — In the year since a U.S. cancer researcher’s warning drew wide attention, more evidence is emerging that long-term cell phone use is associated with cancer, but there’s still not a definitive explanation or proof of cause and effect. Last summer, Dr. Ronald Herberman, then director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, issued a warning…