Cell Phone Risk?

You may have read it in the news or had a discussion with a friend or two about the risk of using a cell phone on a regular basis. It seems reasonable to say that the evidence proving cancer risk and cell phone use is not conclusive. However, there is enough to indicate that we should be cautious about the way that we use it. How many debates over human and environmental health have begun with just this type of story and ended up with the evidence tipping the scale in the direction of proving it to be a known hazard? Who wants to be the guinea pig? Presumably, no one. We think that it is possible to limit the potential of anyone having to take on this role!

As of May 31, 2011, the International Agency for Research on Cancer made a statement classifying radiofrequency electromagnetic fields as possibly carcinogenic to humans based on the increased risk for glioma in wireless cell phone users. No one is advocating throwing the cell phone out the window, but taking precautions to reduce your exposure to this radiation is an easy and wise step. One of our research-based advocacy groups has compiled a simple list of to-do's that will accomplish just this. This list from Women's Voices for the Earth, is something you can start implementing today with some easy changes to how you use your cell phone. And we would love for you to pass it on!