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- geekchic, on 02/07/2008, -0/+1According to the link at the bottom of the article, the study conducted in Japan was fully funded by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan.
The study is not saying that radiation never causes cancer - only that mobiles phones, which have been around in Japan for about 30 years do not seem to be abnormal contributors to that problem.
Also, as the report states - the study was balanced to get a good representation of the population. In fact, it seems to have been surprisingly tight in ensuring that people wouldn't be able to pick holes in its methodology. - inactive, on 02/07/2008, -0/+1Interesting, no mention of who funded the study. I wonder if the pool of subjects was a good representation of the population that may be at risk for cancer. Radiation emissions from any object could conceivably lead to neurological problems or disease, why would cell phones be an exception? Also, they haven't been around for a very long time... is it a bit premature to be making such judgments based on Q&A of a thousand or so people? A more scientific study could prove more helpful on the issue, although the more connected we all become, the less likely that 'fear of cancer' will contribute to the cell phone conversation. Look at cigars/cigarettes -- people will inhale and exhale the smoke until they are pushing up daisies and no one is going to take that vice away from them. I imagine the same goes for cell phones!
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