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Dangers Of Cell Phone UsageTwenty Appeal Against the Cell Phone
Sunday 15 June 2008
by: Yann Philippin and Soazig Quemener | Visit article original @ Le Journal du Dimanche
Nineteen scientists, brought together by eminent specialist in the fight against cancer David Servan-Schreiber, launch an appeal to sensitize public opinion to the risks cell phone use could pose to the brain, notably for the youngest patients. The Journal du Dimanche echoes that appeal and analyses a disturbing phenomenon.
Why This Appeal?
These 19 scientists, mostly oncologists, brought together by David Servan-Schreiber, author of “Anticancer” (Robert Laffont), believe the risk is too great to be incurred. “We’re in the same situation today as we were 50 years ago with asbestos and tobacco,” notes Thierry Bouillet, oncologist at the Avicenne de Bobigny Hospital and a signatory to the appeal. “Either we do nothing and accept the risk, or we admit that there are a cluster of worrying scientific arguments.” The signatories to the appeal among whom numbers Professor Henri Pujol, President of the National League against Cancer, find it most important to emphasize the risks to youth - more sensitive to the penetration of radiation. Read the rest of this entry »