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Originally Posted by TrunKated
Hey, a buddy of mine died from brain cancer. He was a heavy cell phone user. I need it for work, but I use it very lightly and generally keep it at some distance. And there are plenty of studies indicting cell phones as dangerous.
But make up your own mind.
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My grandfather drank like a fish and ate a very poor diet and he lived well into old age, so by your logic, drinking heavily and eating poorly don't aren't bad for your health. I knew adults growing up who lived into 90's and 100's who smoked several packs of cigarettes a day, so by your logic, smoking doesn't have adverse health effects. Sorry, personal testimonials don't work when there is a body of evidence addressing a subject.
I gave what I believe to be an accurate assessment of the consensus view which is that while there are studies that have resulted in scientists saying there is an effect, the majority of the studies say otherwise. Some that have stated that there are have been criticized for various reasons. Hell, I even pointed out that scientists have said the 20 or so years some of the studies ran for may not be such an accurate measurement of long-term affects and the consensus could very well change, but you apparently stopped reading (or at least stop comprehending) at me stating that most studies showed no correlation and decided to throw out your dead friend example.
You can believe whatever you want, but at least try to read what people post before you respond. I never said that it was definitely busted, I said the consensus right now is that it's not dangerous to be using them.
I rarely use a cell phone either, most of my work is done on a land-line so I, at most, take maybe 5 calls a week on my cell phone and I only ever talk for more than 10 minutes a week on the off occasion that I have to do an interview on my cell phone (it's an awkward setup for my job, so I avoid it if I can).