Another recent study suggests that there might be a link between cell phone use and brain tumors, especially in rural areas.
June 20, 2005 — Using a mobile phone in rural areas increases the risk of a brain tumors, according to new Swedish research published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
Those living in the countryside and using a mobile digital phone for more than three years were more than three times as likely to suffer a brain tumor as those living in urban areas. […]
The team said that for malignant brain tumors – as opposed to benign – the risk in rural areas was eight times that in urban areas.
But they cautioned that the numbers on which the research was based was small.
Others remain skeptical .
At issue is the radiation associated with cellular phones. In rural areas where towers are farther apart more radiation is required to boost the signal. Purchasing an ear piece that keeps the phone away from your head reduced the radiation level by 90%.
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