Keep Talking! Danish Study Reports That Cell Phones Don't Cause Cancer!

A study done in Denmark on cell phones raising cancer risks was released yesterday. The entire country of Denmark was involved, with more than 400,000 Danish cellular telephone users included in the study.

It was determined that neither short term or long term use of cell phones was linked to a greater risk of tumors of the brain, nervous system, salivary glands or eyes, leukemia or cancer.

Over two billion people worldwide use cell phones and this news from the Danish Institute of Cancer Epidemiology in Copenhagen have put some fears to rest. The study was one of the most comprehensive studies ever done on cell phone use causing cancer. It was previously thought that the electromagnetic fields emitted by the cell phones could penetrate the brain causing cancer and other health problems.

The Danish study included 357,533 men and 62,542 women in which some users had been using mobile services since 1982. The researchers then did a comparison of cancer incidences to the rest of Denmark's population and found no higher risks of cancer in the cell phone users than in the other segment.

John Boice, a cancer epidemiologist at Vanderbilt University who worked on the research said the type of radiation that cell phones emit is not known to damage cells or DNA. Cellular phones operate with radio frequencies which is a form of energy located on the electromagnetic spectrum between FM radio waves, microwaves, radar and satellite stations. Cell phones do not emit ionizing radiation which is the type that damages DNA and is known to have the ability to cause cancer.

Boice also stated that the hazard from cellular phone use to be concerned about is not cancer-related. It is using a phone while driving an automobile.

There have been numerous law suits in the US and abroad claiming that cell phone use has caused malignant brain tumors. Some cell phone manufacturers appear to have used the negative publicity to their economic benefit and have been marketing devices to reduce exposure to the cell phone radiation.