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Sunday, March 30, 2008

Report: cell phones 'more dangerous than smoking'

There have also been similar studies about the dangers of wifi, especially for children. Ten years ago when mobile phone studies first started to emerge I was curious but interested in seeing more. Today, I'm glad that I cut back on using one though wifi is another matter.

It draws on growing evidence – exclusively reported in the IoS in October – that using handsets for 10 years or more can double the risk of brain cancer. Cancers take at least a decade to develop, invalidating official safety assurances based on earlier studies which included few, if any, people who had used the phones for that long.

Earlier this year, the French government warned against the use of mobile phones, especially by children. Germany also advises its people to minimise handset use, and the European Environment Agency has called for exposures to be reduced.

Professor Khurana – a top neurosurgeon who has received 14 awards over the past 16 years, has published more than three dozen scientific papers – reviewed more than 100 studies on the effects of mobile phones.

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