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| Ilena Rose... |
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News from Health Lover, Ilena Rosenthal:
http://ilenarose.blogspot.com
Years ago, I realized that there was probably a huge danger in cell
phone use when the industry liars at Junkscience.com and quackwatch /
ACSH.org began claiming they were 'safe.' It appears that in the early
90's ... the cell phone industry hired these propagandists to help
them hide the dangers for as long as possible and pooled their vast PR
$$$$ with the silicone, vaccination, dental, and pharma industries.
www.BreastImplantAwareness.org/snake-oil.htm
Recently, the junk science / quack purveyors have taken some heavy
hits ... amalgam and vaccination dangers being but two of their issues
where their lies have come to light.
It appears that cell phone dangers can no longer be denied. These
'medical writers' for hire have made fortunes for decades while
attacking and suing Vaccination Awareness scientists and doctors and
activists such as myself.
www.BreastImplantAwareness.org/QuackWatchWatch.htm
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08205/898803-114.stm
Cancer chief sees cell phone risks
He will alert Pitt institute's faculty, staff to possible health
effects
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
By Joe Fahy, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute and UPMC
Cancer Centers plans to issue an advisory to about 3,000 faculty and
staff today about the possible health risks associated with cellular
phone use.
"Recently I have become aware of the growing body of literature
linking long-term cell phone use to possible adverse health effects
including cancer," Dr. Ronald Herberman said in the memorandum.
"Although the evidence is still controversial, I am convinced that
there are sufficient data to warrant issuing an advisory to share some
precautionary advice on cell phone use."
The advisory suggests certain measures to limit exposure to
electromagnetic radiation emitted by the devices, such as shortening
the length of conversations or keeping the phones away from the head
by text messaging or using headsets or speaker phone options. It also
recommends that children not use cell phones except in emergencies.
PDF
See documents related to this article:
* Read Dr. Herberman's memo
* An analysis of the studies
A child's developing organs "are the most likely to be sensitive to
any possible effects of exposure," according to the document.
In an interview, Dr. Herberman said he hoped the suggestions would
spread to others within Pitt and the University of Pittsburgh Medical
Center, as well as to the general public.
He noted that other countries have recommended limits on exposure, and
that in Canada, public health officials in Toronto have advised young
people to limit cell phone use.
But while there is growing support for limited use, it is not
universal.
There is nothing wrong with taking precautions, but "the bottom line,
at this time, is that there is no conclusive evidence tying cell phone
use to brain cancer," said Dan Catena, a spokesman for the American
Cancer Society.
Dr. Herberman believes he is the first U.S. cancer center director to
approve the release of such an advisory. And a spokesperson for the
National Cancer Institute said officials there were unaware of similar
advisories issued by other center directors.
No other major U.S. health care or consumer group has gone as far in
advocating for precautions, said Dr. Louis Slesin, editor of Microwave
News, which tracks research related to cell phone safety.
Dr. Herberman also has signed on, along with more than 20 other
international experts, to a document calling for precautions in using
the devices.
Many are from Europe, but they also include several with U.S. ties.
Among them are Dr. David Servan-Schreiber, a Pitt medical school
professor who spends much of his time in France, and Dr. Devra Davis,
director of the Pitt Cancer Institute's Center for Environmental
Oncology.
Dr. Servan-Schreiber, a brain cancer survivor, said he solicited
experts to support the document, and Dr. Herberman credited Dr. Davis
with drawing his attention to the recent research findings.
Release of the document in France last month drew considerable
attention from the news media, Dr. Slesin said.
Some of the concerns about cell phone use have come from preliminary
data from the 13-country study of cell phone use and tumors known as
the Interphone study, he said.
Release of the overall findings has been delayed for more than two
years. But a group of European countries has reported an elevated risk
for certain brain tumors among long-term cell phone users,
particularly on the side of the head where the phone was used, he
said.
A separate group of Swedish researchers reported similar findings, Dr.
Slesin said.
"From a public health perspective, it makes sense to limit risks,"
said Dr. Dan Wartenberg, director of environmental epidemiology at the
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and one of the
international experts calling for precautions.
The group also wants manufacturers to provide phones "with the lowest
possible risk" and to "encourage consumers to use their devices in a
way that is most compatible with preserving their health."
"We do not need to ban this technology, but to adapt it -- to harness
it -- so that it never becomes a major cause of illness," the group
noted.
But others question the need for action.
While suggestions that cell phones may be linked to cancer have been
around for years, "the science remains so sketchy," said Dr. Matt
Quigley, surgical director of neuro-oncology at Allegheny General
Hospital.
"The overwhelming majority of studies that have been published in
scientific journals around the globe show that wireless phones do not
pose a health risk," CTIA-The Wireless Association, a group
representing the wireless industry, said in a statement.
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