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Cell phone use can increase possible cancer risk

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RubberSoul
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http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/05/31/who.cell.phones/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

peer reviewed studies reporting possible links between cell phones and carcinogens and other good stuff. obviously we dont have any long term studies yet but it'd be a bummer if 95% of the US population has brain cancer in 30 years..

thoughts?
May 31 2011 2:20PM
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Childstar.
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We've known this for a while.
May 31 2011 2:21PM
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Proletariat.
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Old new, just dont use your cellphone unless you have too
May 31 2011 2:21PM
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SPECK
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testicular cancer.
May 31 2011 2:23PM
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zues
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i've heard men who carry their cellphones in their pockets are at high risk for this...
This freaks me the fuck out because i always ahve my phone in my pocket... sometimes i psych myself out and think my balls hurt too... fuck
May 31 2011 2:25PM
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SPECK
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i always have my phone on my lap in class... feelsbadman
May 31 2011 2:27PM
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eheath
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Wait what!?!?!
May 31 2011 2:28PM
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SPECK
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u gon die
May 31 2011 2:29PM
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Mama.
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Calm down.
May 31 2011 2:29PM
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RubberSoul
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the sarcastic answers make no sense, because we don't KNOW the answer one way or the other, but we do realize that there's a huge chance we're blasting ourselves with bad shit every day.. but people (especially our age) use cellphones ALL DAY.. and i guarantee none of you hold it an inch away from your ear all the time like you're "supposed" to

point is, the jury's still out, and in the meantime, in classic human behavior fashion, we're just not even thinking about it and using our cell phones like theyre a part of our body (i'm guilty too)
May 31 2011 2:31PM
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eheath
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My sarcastic answer comes from people saying cell phones cause cancer for the past 10 years.
May 31 2011 2:33PM
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ForrestW
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so does pretty much everything else. for example charcoal users, which is a pretty common thing, are at higher risk.
May 31 2011 2:34PM
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RubberSoul
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naw i wasnt trying to get on your case, i'm just saying the feeling that the sarcastic answers points to is the attitude that we're all like yeah duh we know.. yet we use cell phones an ABSURD amount.. will be interesting to see what ends up happening
May 31 2011 2:35PM
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zues
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example: smoking cigs gives you cancer and soooo many people still do it... (me)

Imagine in 20 years when all you have to do is take a pill to get rid of the cancer, AND there are little to no side effects...

this would be neato
May 31 2011 2:37PM
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RubberSoul
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yeah youre right but my point earlier was almost nothing i can think of (that is non-essential, off the top of my head) is as ubiquitous as cell phones.. i mean the percent of the US using cell phones was above 80% a couple years ago i think, and it's only going up.. 85+% of the US isnt smoking cigs..
May 31 2011 2:42PM
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CantCork5
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Cancer is a myth
May 31 2011 2:44PM
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zues
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valid point... but remember decades ago probably about 50%+ used to smoke until it was PROVEN that smoking = cancer, then many people stopped

This will probably be the case for cellphones, right now its more of a warning without proof than an actual occurence.
May 31 2011 2:46PM
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Huntre
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May 31 2011 2:46PM
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RubberSoul
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ha youre right, i guess it is a really similar situation, just a few decades later
May 31 2011 2:47PM
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*monsterskier*
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don't microwaves "increase your risk of cancer" as well?
May 31 2011 4:24PM
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RubberSoul
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probably.. but 85% of the population doesnt hold a microwave to their brain for a long time every day
May 31 2011 4:26PM
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CantCork5
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sometimes when i talk on the phone through my dick i get testicular cancer

May 31 2011 4:27PM
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Davy.Crockett
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as cool as it would be its not really realistic
May 31 2011 4:28PM
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failtown
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The problem with this is that cigarettes serve no actual useful function.  Cell phones are basically integrated into our daily lives now.  Hell they're a fifth limb for some people in the business world.  Email, business calls, bank accounts, etc.  They're just far too useful for people to say "Oh i can get cancer? I'm done using it."  I don't see it happening.

Sent from my cancer-emitting cell phone
May 31 2011 4:35PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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haha. it's like in the thread where the kid ruptured his spleen he said "oh I thought it was minor, like just a bruised organ or something". Here we're like "oh, just cancer? no biggie."
May 31 2011 4:57PM
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AWALLRUS.
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EVERYTHING CAUSES CANCER
May 31 2011 5:06PM
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RubberSoul
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thank you for your non-answer. it will be duly noted.
May 31 2011 5:07PM
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Milksteak
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You talk on your cellphone way too much.
May 31 2011 5:17PM
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BIGben*
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May 31 2011 5:22PM
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RubberSoul
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i didn't even give a specific amount of time.. or talk about my own phone usage...? not sure what you were trying to get at there..
May 31 2011 6:11PM
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zues
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there are already some types of cancer treatments where something is eaten in order to reduce it. so its not that unrealistic
May 31 2011 6:41PM
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Milksteak
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hahahahaha what the fuck....I have no idea what I was thinking...Sorry! ;D
May 31 2011 7:52PM
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RubberSoul
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haha it's cool, been there..
May 31 2011 7:54PM
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SkiThe603
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NO ONE FUCKING CARES ANYMORE
May 31 2011 9:14PM
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steezy_conmaster
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i heard cell phones gave simon dumont a chronic crying disease
May 31 2011 9:18PM
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Desabrais
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"can increase possible cancer risk"
can, possible, risk
There are 3 words in this sentence that lessen the impact of the statement. If this was calculus the limit would have reached zero and therefore there would be no risk whatsoever. Tada.


May 31 2011 9:31PM
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popNfresh44
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breathing city air can increase possible cancer risk.

drinking coffee can increase possible cancer risk.

eating a burger can increase possible cancer risk.

your car seats can increase possible cancer risk.



________ can increase possible cancer risk.


May 31 2011 10:10PM
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yuck
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for the record, EVERYTHING can increase possible cancer risk
May 31 2011 10:10PM
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BrewskiJr
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Seriously. I love californias stance on all this shit. I love seeing "May cause cancer in California" all over labels since California seems to find cancer related toxins in almost everything.
May 31 2011 10:13PM
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-Mugatu
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No, Oreo's cure cancer, fudge-o's cause cancer.
May 31 2011 10:40PM
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saucybiscuits
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you're going to die anyway. why not enjoy fake butter, deodorant, diet coke, and cell phones while we can?
May 31 2011 10:53PM
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RubberSoul
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fair enough but im just saying, a good percentage of the population getting BRAIN cancer of some weird kind would suck a good bit harder than certain other risks
Jun 1 2011 12:20AM
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geteducated
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California Proposition 65: This thread may cause cancer and birth defects in pregnant women.
Jun 1 2011 12:25AM
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Shredability
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"The European Environmental Agency has pushed for more studies, saying cell phones could be as big a public health risk as smoking, asbestos and leaded gasoline. The head of a prominent cancer-research institute at the University of Pittsburgh sent a memo to all employees urging them to limit cell phone use because of a possible risk of cancer."

This made me laugh

Jun 1 2011 12:30AM
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Mavrck
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everything increases your risk of cancer. but i'ma have the best time on my way to cancer I can have. BELEIIIIIIII DAT
Jun 1 2011 2:02PM
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StevenR
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I saw this report on the news this morning and honestly, it really didn't seem news worthy. They were reporting the fact that studies were inconclusive...Seems like such a stupid thing to report to me. They basically just reported that literally nothing has changed and it could still go either way.
Jun 1 2011 2:10PM
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[tk]
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yea it's been said before. cancer is in everything. no point in trying to fight it anymore.
Jun 1 2011 2:18PM
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have.faith
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this ^^

and people have been saying cell phones connect with cancer for a while now...
Jun 1 2011 2:26PM
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