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Study: Cell Phones Don't Cause Brain Cancer

A new study coming from Japan says that holding a cell phone to your head and gabbing all day long will not increase your risk of brain cancer. It may, however, increase your risk of becoming a social outcast, getting into car accidents, and walking into a light post.

The study was performed at the Tokyo Women's Medical University and looked at the effects of radiation on different parts of the brain. It tested 322 brain cancer patients and 683 healthy patients. Regular users of cell phones were found to experience no increase in the likelihood of getting cancer. They tested radiation emitted from a wide range of phones to see how different regions of the brain react to the radio waves.

The lead researcher, Naohito Yamaguchi, said, "Using our newly developed and more accurate techniques, we found no association between mobile phone use and cancer, providing more evidence to suggest they don't cause brain cancer."

So this latest study confirms yet again that cell phone's don't cause cancer. These findings echo the results of some studies, while contradicting the results of others. The study did not highlight the effects of continued cell phone use on social status, financial status, employment status, nor how it effects your cholesterol. It also failed to point out the other ways in which cell phone use puts your life at risk.

You can rest assured that constantly talking on your cell phone will distract you from everything going on around you. So if you're talking while driving, don't be surprised if you suddenly find yourself upside down staring at a fire hydrant. If you're talking while walking on crowded city sidewalks or on crammed city buses, be prepared for people to offer you unsolicited advice on your love life, cheer you on when you dump your significant other for cheating, and pick you up off the sidewalk when you walk into a street sign. Lastly, if you're talking incessantly while at work, don't be surprised if your coworkers dump a steaming pot of coffee on your head.

I, for one, think we need to have more research on the way cell phone users effect the blood pressure of those around them.

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