The Independent: Cell Phone Use Raises Children’s Risk of Brain Cancer by 5X
Geoffrey Lean, environmental editor, writes another interesting piece for The Independent in a series of health risks brought on by mobile phones:
Children and teenagers are five times more likely to get brain cancer if they use mobile phones, startling new research indicates.
The study, experts say, raises fears that today’s young people may suffer an “epidemic” of the disease in later life. At least nine out of 10 British 16-year-olds have their own handset, as do more than 40 per cent of primary schoolchildren.
The article goes on to state that European governments have recommended minimizing cell phone use by the young. Here at The Low-Tech Times, we recommend that everyone minimize cell phone usage to emergency situations and other rare occurrences.