The Rover Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=08...;show_article=1 Study delivered to Congress: Warning.... Cell Phone usage can cause cancer....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I have got a horsey Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 The thing is with the fairly recent advent of mobile phone usage, which has been over the last 12-14 years, it's really still too early to have a quantifiable incidence result that correlates cancer with mobile phone usage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanna be drummer Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 Doubt it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alucard Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 Since I've never had a cell phone and never plan on having one, I don't worry about the direct effects. I only think about the "second-hand effects". I make sure I duck when I'm in the middle of a conversation and the microwave tower. I don't think it's cool to impose one's cellphone usage and possible detrimental consequences on others. Of course the masses who do embrace usage will do it anyway, skeptics be damned. It's the same way with smokers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanna be drummer Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 Since I've never had a cell phone and never plan on having one, I don't worry about the direct effects. I only think about the "second-hand effects". I make sure I duck when I'm in the middle of a conversation and the microwave tower. I don't think it's cool to impose one's cellphone usage and possible detrimental consequences on others. Of course the masses who do embrace usage will do it anyway, skeptics be damned. It's the same way with smokers. you won't get cancer from being around a smoker once every couple of weeks. You will not get brain cancer from being around people who talk on cell phones. You will not get cancer from standing in front of the microwave. Don't believe me? Then stay in your house and don't leave. Welcome to the big bad world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickZepp Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 Anything with waves can cause cancer. Even light waves and radio waves. But we get lots of those daily. But I believe that we'll be fine as long as we don't give each other a lot of gamma and x-rays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanna be drummer Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 ^ Excatly. I don't think there's anythign left on this planet that DOESN'T give you cancer so I really don't even care anymore when I hear this kind of shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alucard Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 The Big Bad World ! It's such an imposition. I'll stay away thanks. I am a rock, I am an island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanna be drummer Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 The Big Bad World ! It's such an imposition. I'll stay away thanks. You're welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mos6507 Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 I think if you keep the cell phone away from your head and use a bluetooth it's ok. I think bluetooth and wifi are probably a lot safer than microwaves, although even for me, at home, I don't turn on WiFi unless I really need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rover Posted September 27, 2008 Author Share Posted September 27, 2008 Mobile phone subscriptions to reach 4 billion by year-end The number of mobile phone subscriptions in the world will reach four billion by the end of the year driven by growth in developing economies, the ITU, the International Telecommunications Union said Friday. "Since the turn of the century, the growth of mobile cellular subscribers has been impressive," the ITU said in a statement. The ITU stressed however that its estimate does not mean that four billion individuals each have their own mobile phone, as many people in developed countries have more than one. Earlier this year the ITU said that the number of mobile phone subscriptions topped 3.3 billion by the end of 2007. Continued progress in 2008 is chiefly due to the growth in major developing markets such as Brazil, Russia, India and China. "These economies alone are expected to account for over 1.3 billion mobile subscribers by the end of 2008," the ITU said. China surpassed the 600 million mark by mid-2008, becoming the world's biggest mobile phone market, while India had around 296 million subscribers by the end of July. "Market liberalisation has played a key role in spreading mobile telephony by driving competition and bringing down prices," the ITU noted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Plant Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 I do believe cells are going to more and more cause cancer. I have been using it as an excuse to get off the phone with my mother too when I don't feel like talking, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheZeppyWanderer Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 I really don't know if they are harmful in the long run or not. (My suspicion is that they couldn't make much of a difference, although I'm no expert) that said, for many reasons, I've never had one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docron Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 If anyones gonna get it, it would be my roomate... he cant even go into another room in the house unless he has his phone on his person. I make fun of him at least twice a day about his ridiculous usage... about 20 calls and at least 30 text messages a day. Shit, I don't even use that many calls in a month, and I simply refuse to text message - never have, never will - I absolutely refuse to become a 14 year old highschool chick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docron Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 Since I've never had a cell phone and never plan on having one, I don't worry about the direct effects. I only think about the "second-hand effects". I make sure I duck when I'm in the middle of a conversation and the microwave tower. I don't think it's cool to impose one's cellphone usage and possible detrimental consequences on others. Of course the masses who do embrace usage will do it anyway, skeptics be damned. It's the same way with smokers. You're such a d-bag about it. It's people like you that make me want to blow smoke directly into non-smokers' faces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alucard Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 You're such a d-bag about it. It's people like you that make me want to blow smoke directly into non-smokers' faces I knew the child psychology would get some smoker's goat. Looks like it was you. Of course I'm jesting when I talk about ducking out of the microwaves, but at the same time, the sentiment is even if it is harmful, users won't give a damn about those around them. My analogy is just. Say don't, YOU do. Don't jump, YOU leap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docron Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 I knew the child psychology would get some smoker's goat. Looks like it was you. Of course I'm jesting when I talk about ducking out of the microwaves, but at the same time, the sentiment is even if it is harmful, users won't give a damn about those around them. My analogy is just. Say don't, YOU do. Don't jump, YOU leap. [not_quite_._._,_i_never_said_i_would_,_just_that_you_make_me_want_to] [don_'_t_peddle_your_anti_-_smoking_and_i_won_'_t_peddle_my_pro_-_smoking_,_simple_as_that] [edited_to_add_:_colorful_formatting] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alucard Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 So docron, If it IS proven that the microwaves from cells cause harm AND that they could affect others around you, (assuming you use a cellphone), would you continue to use it around others, innocent's be damned? The analogy would seem to me to hold true, as you appear to want to blow smoke in non-smokers faces. Just one on one, I'm not talking about the fact that they are ubiquitous and already ingrained in peoples psyche. But just the bare question, what is you stance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanna be drummer Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Should people with bad breath stop talking, noses be damned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alucard Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Should people with bad breath stop talking, noses be damned? If you were close enough to me and I was so repulsed by your offensive breath, I'd move if I had approached you. If you had approached me, I'd ask YOU to move. If you didn't I'd sock you IN THE NOSE, and you'd not have the change to smell my breath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanna be drummer Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 If you were close enough to me and I was so repulsed by your offensive breath, I'd move if I had approached you. If you had approached me, I'd ask YOU to move. If you didn't I'd sock you IN THE NOSE, and you'd not have the change to smell my breath. That's horrible. You need a thread like spats. We can help you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alucard Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 That's horrible. You need a thread like spats. We can help you. Just read your signature to understand it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docron Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 So docron, If it IS proven that the microwaves from cells cause harm AND that they could affect others around you, (assuming you use a cellphone), would you continue to use it around others, innocent's be damned? The analogy would seem to me to hold true, as you appear to want to blow smoke in non-smokers faces. Just one on one, I'm not talking about the fact that they are ubiquitous and already ingrained in peoples psyche. But just the bare question, what is you stance? [i only use my cellphone about 5 minutes per week, but assumming I used it daily, I suppose I would keep using it never-the-less]|[Today's world is just too fast-paced to go hunting around for a land-line] [As an aside, I'm a polite smoker]|[in a public setting in close proximity to others, I don't smoke]|[i only said those things because to stereotype all smokers as being oblivious to non-smokers in their surroundings is wrong] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatbo Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 i don't think they cause cancer but they sure do pop popcorn! cellphones pop popcorn! scroll down after viewing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanna be drummer Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Just read your signature to understand it. I would bet my life that people in general think I'm cooler than you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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