| In 1993, a man filed a lawsuit against the cell phone | | | | publicity from the high-profile lawsuit, the cell phone |
| industry, claiming that his wife died from a brain | | | | industry 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 where | | | | years of intensive research, however, the results |
| she held her cell phone and was shaped like the cell | | | | were not what they were looking for. Dr. George |
| phone antenna. The case got widespread media | | | | Carlo, the chief research scientist of the program, |
| attention and was featured in CNN's Larry King | | | | found evidence that cell phones pose some health |
| show.Although the claim was dismissed by the court | | | | risks, possibly even cancer.The first evidence of |
| due to lack of sufficient evidence, it was a public | | | | cancer link that shook the cell phone industry came in |
| relations nightmare for the wireless industry. It also | | | | 1997. Dr. Michael Repacholi and his colleagues from |
| marked the beginning of the global search for a | | | | the Royal Adelaide Hospital in South Australia |
| definitive answer to the question: are cell phones | | | | reported that long-term exposure to the type of |
| safe or not? Does it cause cancer and other | | | | radiation that comes from digital cell phones caused |
| degenerative diseases? Brain cancer is up 25% since | | | | an increase in the occurrence of lymphoma in mice. |
| cell phones became popular. Every year, there are | | | | The study received widespread international media |
| 183,000 more cases in the US alone. Some health | | | | attention because it was the first time that cancer |
| experts say there's a link with cell phone use, but is | | | | has been linked to the cell phone in a well-conducted |
| there proof?In an effort to diffuse the negative | | | | study. |