Study Shows Cell Phones Safe

PreacherTom writes "In a move worthy of the Mythbusters, scientists in Denmark tracked over 420,000 cell phone users over the course of 21 years in an attempt to determine if the urban legend that cell phone use causes cancer is true. Their results: the RF energy produced by the phones did not correlate to an increased incidence of the disease. Please note that this doesn't make chatting on the highway at 85 mph any more safe." From the article: 'This so-called Danish cohort "is probably the strongest study out there because of the outstanding registries they keep,' said Joshua Muscat of Pennsylvania State University, who also has studied cell phones and cancer. 'As the body of evidence accumulates, people can become more reassured that these devices are safe, but the final word is not there yet,' Muscat added."

Re:They didnt let the facts get in the way before,

[Sunburnt]

Hey, maybe the Danes are just resistant to brain tumors! You can't say you don't know for sure!

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sigh...

Re:_other_ parts of the body

[edwardpickman]

If you're worried about sterility you're on /. mate, no worries.

Somtimes...

[Anonymous Coward]

Sometimes you need more than a staggering, howling lack of cancer-causation evidence to convince the alties.

Re:_other_ parts of the body

[Sunburnt]

Probably, unless you bump into something forcefully. Do you have a warranty?

Re:_other_ parts of the body

[7macaw]

Only for the phone :(

Re:_other_ parts of the body

[7macaw]

Why, yes, I am concerned about sterility. I always wash my hands!

Mythbusters?

[camperdave]

Knowing Mythbusters, they had to somehow crank up a cell phone to a ludicrous level to induce cancer. Poor Buster! Still, it might make for an interesting episode.

Re:_other_ parts of the body

[TrappedByMyself]

I carry my cell phone in my pants pocket. Is it safe?

Yeah, I do too, but only because I keep it on vibrate mode

Re:They didnt let the facts get in the way before,

[Anonymous Coward]

What I can't figure out is how Bush managed to pull this one off. He's awfully crafty for being such a fucktard.

The Control Group did not use cell phones?

[deal99]

Is there any European that does not use a cell phone?

If cellphones caused cancer...

[patio11]

... then we would be talking about the nation of Japan in the past tense. I rest my case.

Re:Stupid

[SEMW]

You would be correct. According to Wikipedia [wikipedia.org], Humans emit around 95 Watts with a peak wavelength of 9500nm (infrared). For reference, the equivalent numbers for mobile phones are 0.6W and around 30cm.

The question now is... Are you giving your mobile phone cancer? :)