Are Cell Phones Causing Cancer?

In 1993, a man filed a lawsuit against the cell phonepublicity from the high-profile lawsuit, the cell phone
industry, claiming that his wife died from a brainindustry itself funded a $25 million dollar research
tumor caused by her repeated use of the cell phone.program to prove that cell phones are safe. After 6
The tumor was on the same side of the head whereyears of intensive research, however, the results
she held her cell phone and was shaped like the cellwere not what they were looking for. Dr. George
phone antenna. The case got widespread mediaCarlo, the chief research scientist of the program,
attention and was featured in CNN's Larry Kingfound evidence that cell phones pose some health
show.Although the claim was dismissed by the courtrisks, possibly even cancer.The first evidence of
due to lack of sufficient evidence, it was a publiccancer link that shook the cell phone industry came in
relations nightmare for the wireless industry. It also1997. Dr. Michael Repacholi and his colleagues from
marked the beginning of the global search for athe Royal Adelaide Hospital in South Australia
definitive answer to the question: are cell phonesreported that long-term exposure to the type of
safe or not? Does it cause cancer and otherradiation that comes from digital cell phones caused
degenerative diseases? Brain cancer is up 25% sincean increase in the occurrence of lymphoma in mice.
cell phones became popular. Every year, there areThe study received widespread international media
183,000 more cases in the US alone. Some healthattention because it was the first time that cancer
experts say there's a link with cell phone use, but ishas been linked to the cell phone in a well-conducted
there proof?In an effort to diffuse the negativestudy.