| Can cell phones really give you brain tumors? While I | | | | encourage people to sue tobacco companies. |
| may not be an expert on the subject, this question | | | | Because we are subjected to EMI everyday, and |
| has undoubtedly plagued people's minds since cell | | | | most of us are fine, this theory begs for research |
| phones were invented. | | | | done on the subject. You may notice that if you |
| Both sides of the argument make valid points, and it | | | | place your cell phone next to your computer monitor |
| may be true that if you are susceptible to cancer | | | | and let it ring, your monitor will flicker (may not be |
| (tumors) or have it in your gene pool you run a | | | | the same for all phones). This is the electromagnetic |
| greater risk. Such a brain tumor is extremely rare, | | | | radiation I speak of. While the spectrum may be |
| however. I believe in order to really examine how | | | | broad enough to disrupt your monitor, it is highly |
| you might get a tumor from a mobile, we should first | | | | unlikely it can pierce your skull and your brain. It is |
| delve into a little electrical engineering knowledge, | | | | yet to be clinically, better yet scientifically proven |
| coupled with some biochemistry. | | | | that an electromagnetic radiation spectrum can |
| It has been known for some time that every | | | | disrupt higher or lower brain functions. |
| electrical device produces EMI. EMI is electrical | | | | Did you know your regular phone displaces EMI as |
| magnetic interference. It is also believed that the | | | | well? Perhaps not as much, but it does. |
| body has it's own bio-electric field, and EMI pierces | | | | Maybe the whole idea of getting a brain tumor from |
| this field, contorting and twisting cells in the body. I | | | | a mobile is just a scare so people will give the mobile |
| may not be a doctor - but if this is true, would we all | | | | companies (or third party companies) money for a |
| not have cancer? And, if someone did receive a brain | | | | headset/headphones. It worked, didn't it? |
| tumor from using a mobile, would they not have | | | | My opinion may be somewhat biased, but if you |
| sued mobile companies? I mean, honestly. In the | | | | have heard of someone getting a brain tumor from a |
| United States of America, you can sue anyone for | | | | cell phone please let me know. This would change my |
| just about anything. And you usually win, too. People | | | | views on the subject. (May God Forbid this happens |
| who got cancer from smoking cigarettes filed against | | | | to someone you know or love). |
| tobacco companies and won, and websites like | | | | |