Pittsburgh cancer center warns of cell phone risks
July 24, 2008 – 10:09 am
By JENNIFER C. YATES and SETH BORENSTEIN, Associated Press Writers
Thu Jul 24, 7:13 AM ET
PITTSBURGH - The head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cell phone use because of the possible risk of cancer.
The warning from Dr. Ronald B. Herberman, director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, is contrary to numerous studies that don’t find a link between cancer and cell phone use, and a public lack of worry by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Herberman is basing his alarm on early unpublished data. He says it takes too long to get answers from science and he believes people should take action now — especially when it comes to children…. (read more)
