Cell Phone Poses Cancer Risk Says Cancer Researcher

When the person who is researching the link between cancer and cells phones tells his own staff to limit cell phone use, it makes you think. In an article on CNN on July 24, Dr. Ronald B. Herberman, director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, issued a warning to his staff.

He says that it takes too long to get answers from science and that people should act now especially when he comes to children. He send a memo to his staff ( 3,000) and said that children should use cell phones only for emergencies because their brains are still developing. He suggests adults use a wireless headset.

The concern is electromagnetic radiation and its effects on children.

The article pointed out that 20 groups have endorsed the advice the Pittsburgh cancer institute gave, and authorities in England, France and India have cautioned children's use of cell phones.

So far other major studies done globally haven't found any connection between cancer and cell phone use but it is still being studied and the jury is still out.