At the moment, the jury is still out on whether cell phones give you cancer.
From Denmark, we have a comprehensive study conducted over a 30 year period showing that mobile phones do NOT cause cancer. However, the findings are not conclusive. As one of researchers says, the problem with the study is that found a lack of detectable tumor rates up until 2003. But she says the time it takes for phone to cause cancer could take 10 years or more.
In other words, the findings are not conclusive.
So in what could be a sign of things to come, San Francisco is about to impose a new rule that would require cell phone retailers to label the devices with the level of radiation they emit. Now whether any of that would work, and deter people from buying the phones, remains to be seen. But it's a sign of what's ahead. Other cities and states around the world might well adopt the same rule, adopting the better safe than sorry principle. Whether the phones cause cancer or not is another story.
It’s smart to consider radiation exposures from your cell phone. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) undertook a 10-month research review to understand the risks and found that phones do emit radiation and that the existing research on cell phone radiation is still muddled. And with more and more studies suggesting health risks, this lack of information is troubling. So, be smart. Get a low-radiation phone and use it in ways that reduce your radiation exposure – it’s simple with EWG’s free searchable database and 8 smart tips – all here: http://www.ewg.org/cellphone-radiation.