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Old 10-16-2004, 10:34 AM   #9
rgrant
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And if the cell 'phones are causing the neuromas how do we know it is the EM radiation? That's a reasonable guess but it would take a study of shielded versus unshielded to support it and that is a study that could never be done (who'd elect to be in the unshielded arm). That's why I don't consider an earphone ironclad protection.

On the other hand, the risks involved seem pretty small at this point. I walk around in an American city after dark. Although I've not seen actual case controlled studies on the risk of mugging among people who do that versus people who don't I suspect it is increased and may be as high as 1 in 100,000.

Also I talk on my cellphone while driving a car (trusting in the anonimity of a transparent pseudonym) which may decrease my risk of neuroma by shortening my expected lifetime at risk.

Of course, even small risks should be decreased if the trade-offs aren't more than they are worth and understanding the effects of cell 'phone exposure (and the mechanisms) is knowledge that I would like to have (or at least know that someone has) since the implications may transcend that particular technology.
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