http://oralcancernews.org/wp/israeli-study-sees-link-between-oral-cancer-cell-phones/ The Oral Cancer Foundation News Archive Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:44:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://oralcancernews.org/wp/israeli-study-sees-link-between-oral-cancer-cell-phones/comment-page-1/#comment-326 hilllaguna Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:48:24 +0000 http://oralcancernews.org/wp/?p=6277#comment-326 They did not find a link, they found a time-wise association. They conclude maybe the increase is due to cell phones. They wrote, “We haven't gathered data on the use of cell phones on the part of the patients, but the rise [in cancer cases] absolutely could indicate increased exposure to cellular telephones and damage caused by radiation.” That is a very weak accusation, and a subjective comment at best. Many other things have changed over the past few years. I have seen other cancers flare in incidence because of changes in how a population prepares and stores food, how a population smokes, or even changes in sexual habits. While it is impossible to be completely definitive, it is still an open question as to whether cell phones cause parotid tumors, and it’s safe to say most epidemiologists with knowledge, who have openly at conferences or in published documents, comment on the subject, doubt that cell phones cause parotid tumors. While there are no absolutes in cancers, it will be years before claims like this can be made with any confidence and accuracy. They did not find a link, they found a time-wise association. They conclude maybe the increase is due to cell phones. They wrote, “We haven’t gathered data on the use of cell phones on the part of the patients, but the rise [in cancer cases] absolutely could indicate increased exposure to cellular telephones and damage caused by radiation.” That is a very weak accusation, and a subjective comment at best. Many other things have changed over the past few years. I have seen other cancers flare in incidence because of changes in how a population prepares and stores food, how a population smokes, or even changes in sexual habits. While it is impossible to be completely definitive, it is still an open question as to whether cell phones cause parotid tumors, and it’s safe to say most epidemiologists with knowledge, who have openly at conferences or in published documents, comment on the subject, doubt that cell phones cause parotid tumors. While there are no absolutes in cancers, it will be years before claims like this can be made with any confidence and accuracy.

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