B105 TODAYS BEST COUNTRY » World Health Organization http://kkcb.com Fri, 24 May 2013 21:52:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Cell Phone Study Warns Of Cancer http://kkcb.com/cell-phone-study-warns-of-cancer/ http://kkcb.com/cell-phone-study-warns-of-cancer/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 04:45:33 +0000 David Drew http://kkcb.com/?p=7174 Are you really surprised?  I guess we can add this to the list of things we do that could kill us.
A respected international panel of scientists says cell phones are possible cancer-causing agents, putting them in the same category as the pesticide DDT, gasoline engine exhaust and coffee.

The classification was issued Tuesday in Lyon, France, by the International Agency for Research on Cancer after a review of dozens of published studies. The agency is an arm of the World Health Organization and its assessment now goes to WHO and national health agencies for possible guidance on cell phone use.

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