David Weingarten
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« on: December 29, 2008, 01:01:37 PM » |
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This doesn't really fall under the category of "medical dogma," so it doesn't entirely belong on this board, but it certainly falls under the category of "popular media dogma and medical risk," so I'm posting it here for your perusal. This is a nice review article of the evidence for increased risk of cancer based on cell phone use, proximity to cell phone base towers and proximity to electrical power lines/transmission stations.
How dangerous are mobile phones, transmission masts, and electricity pylons?
Arch. Dis. Child. 2006;91;361-366
Wood AW
Bottom line: Risks are probably pretty minimal, but studies are conflicting.
Addendum: This article takes a little more critical view of powerlines and cell phones (some of the positive studies linking exposure to cancers were from these authors), and actually outlines a whole slew of other environmental exposures linked to carcinogenesis:
The multitude and diversity of environmental carcinogens.
2007 Nov;105(3):414-29. Epub 2007 Aug 9
Belpomme D, Irigaray P, Hardell L, Clapp R, Montagnier L, Epstein S, Sasco AJ
Bottom line: friggin' EVERYTHING causes cancer.
-- David
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