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Tumor Growth due to Frequent Mobile Phone Usage
By admin | December 16, 2007
Mobile phones have been imbued in the modern culture, I cannot imagine life without one. And frankly, I’d be surprised if someone below the age of 60 doesn’t have a mobile phone. Not that I have a one-track mind about their usage. It’s just the image of modern man with the mobile phone seems a bit weird to me. However, I’ve always known that it’s never good to spend your whole day talking on the mobile phone. After all, cellphones can supposedly fry your brain cells. Last thing I want is for all my brain cells to be cooked to a crisp until none is left. Apparently, frequent and prolonged cellphone usage doesn’t only fry brain cells, it can also cause tumors.
According to a study conducted by Israeli scientists headed by radiation and cancer expert, Dr. Siegal Sadetzki from the Chaim Sheba Medical Centre, prolonged cellphone usage could cause tumor outgrowth in the parotid gland. As a background, the parotid is the largest of all the salivary glands. Based on the studies, the chances of developing a parotid gland tumor is as much as 50% higher for the frequent cellphone users. So just how frequent is frequent and how prolonged is prolonged? If you spend more than 22 hours (close to one day) on the cell phone in one month, you know you’re at risk for parotid gland tumor other than major brain fry.
Aside from the number of hours, there are those with a higher percentage of risk within those with high risk percentage. For example, it was found out that the risk is even higher if you frequently use the phone on one ear and you don’t make a habit of using hand-free gadgets. The risk percentage is higher still for those who use the cellphone frequently in rural areas as opposed to urban areas. As an advice, don’t use the mobile phone for long chat sessions and try to curtail its use even for business.
Topics: Prevention |
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