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The negative impact of cell phone use is debated and studied almost as much as mobile pricing plans -- and the issues range from cell phone etiquette to the suspicion that placing the ubiquitous digital devices next to your head for hours on end may cause cancer.
Most studies have not been able to find a link between cell phone use and cancer, but the BBC is reporting that a new study out of Israel seems to have found a link between constant cell phone use and salivary gland cancer.
Researchers found an unusually high occurrence of salivary gland tumors among study subjects who, over the course of many years, typically had a cell phone pressed to the side of their heads for several hours a day. This type of tumor is fairly uncommon, so its presence was surprising to the researchers.
Most studies to date have looked specifically for brain tumors -- but this is the first to focus on this particular kind of salivary gland tumor. The research appeared in The American Journal of Epidemiology.
Because of their heavier than average cell phone use, Israelis are considered good subjects for studying how cell phone use could impact people over time. According to the researchers, the Israeli study shows what happens at an accelerated rate compared to other populations.
So, is this a harbinger of things to come for the rest of us? The Israeli researchers caution that more studies need to be done on broader swaths of cell phone users. In the meantime, though, they also caution that people should be more careful with how they use their cell phones.
From BBC News.
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Comments
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Subscribe to commentsDijonFeb 20th 2008 2:03PM
crystalclear4031.
I noted your comment, but since I have editing lodged in my brain somewhere,instead of a cellphone, I must point out that you need to learn to spell.
i.e. bairly-=-I think you meant barely.
and "allot"--no, it is written " a lot"
Hope you do not mind my comment.
EdFeb 20th 2008 2:07PM
How is texting easier then making a call? I HATE it! It is so time consuming. I think it is just a way people try and let the world know they are important or something. People are way too obsessed with their phones. I average about 30 minutes a month. Ever see 7,000 minutes on a rollover plan at the end of the year!? What could be going on in your life that things just can't wait? How many of us are really sorting out world affairs or curing cancer on our cells? Oh, and if anyone ever hit my car while they where on the phone or texting ... hope the cops make it there before I struggle to get out!
LaGray's DaughterFeb 20th 2008 9:01PM
The user name explains what my link to this article is. Mine started off as what I thought was a swollen lymph node -- being that I only noticed a swelling while I was sick from a cold. After the cold went away it's size reduced to the size of a small pea. A year passed and it stayed that size -- I thought nothing of it -- it didn't hurt, wasn't sore etc. I ended up with a sinus infection in September of '06 -- it swelled again to the size of a gumball and never went back down. At my next checkup my doc referred me to an ENT -- he felt it, saw where it was and immediately knew what it was.
Apparently it wasn't as uncommon as I thought b/c he said he sees them a lot and has done many removals. When asked if it could be cancerous he told me if I had let it go at the size that it was then there was an 80% chance of malignancy. Mine was benign. Just like mom said, the worst side effects of the surgery is possible sweating on that side of the face when something good is smelled or tasted. Redness, hotness and numbness -- as it stands right now along with all of the above -- I scratch my ear to stratch my chin lol. It makes for interesting conversation nonetheless.
SpoofFeb 21st 2008 6:39PM
When I talk too long on my cell phone my ear & inside my ear really ache. I always wonder if i'll get cancer someday. I've read that cell phone use does not cause cancer, but I am skeptical. I try to limit my time on my cell phone, & I signed up for unlimited calling on my home landline phone. I also recently bought an earphone so the cell phone won't be right up against my ear, now I need to get used to actually using it.
hmbarnardMar 29th 2011 10:14AM
Anyone in on filing a class action lawsuit?