![]() (Even the Earth itself, the air we breathe, and the sun and stars in our galaxy constantly give off radiation.)Īdding to the confusion: Wireless companies have reportedly attempted to shape cellphone research and discredited researchers whose findings are inconvenient. In some cases, they have exaggerated what we know about the risks to kids, and rarely note that cellphones are also just one of many radiation sources we all live with. Parents and consumer advocacy groups occasionally capture attention for voicing concerns about cellphones and other types of non-ionizing radio-frequency radiation exposure, such as the energy emitted from wifi routers in schools. ![]() Even there, researchers had an difficult time forming conclusions. In 2011, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the devices are a “Class 2B carcinogen,” meaning they possibly can cause cancer in humans - but that’s also a distinction they share with pickles, aloe vera, and being a carpenter.Ī much-anticipated series of studies, released in final form in October 2018 by the National Toxicology Program of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), went to great lengths to study the effects of cellphone radiation in rats and mice. Single studies have alternately suggested cellphones are driving up cancer rates and that they pose no health threat at all.
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