And where, exactly, did you hear this?

Seriously, the mainstream media reports stuff like this all the time, and it rarely turns out to be true. I find it highly unlikely that Wi-Fi can cause cancer.

And where, exactly, did you hear this?

 

Seriously, the mainstream media reports stuff like this all the time, and it rarely turns out to be true. I find it highly unlikely that Wi-Fi can cause cancer.

Is it your job to post something negative in every blog entry?

And where, exactly, did you hear this?

 

Seriously, the mainstream media reports stuff like this all the time, and it rarely turns out to be true. I find it highly unlikely that Wi-Fi can cause cancer.

Is it your job to post something negative in every blog entry?

No, and I do not do that. I guess I missed the memo that stated you're not allowed to disagree with anybody?

(also nice job of totally ignoring my question)

Yeah, maybe they can, but looks at the millions that use them daily and don't get cancer.

Not that I doubt the possibility, but like LM, I'm really curious what the source of all this cancer talk really is.

Yeah, maybe they can, but looks at the millions that use them daily and don't get cancer.

 

Not that I doubt the possibility, but like LM, I'm really curious what the source of all this cancer talk really is.

It takes time.

It seems I am not allowed to defend my claim.

Based on what I know about radio waves, I'm 99% sure that's wrong.

See this image.

You'll that the wavelengths don't reach molecular size until UV radiation. Cancer, or at least the kind that comes from electromagnetic radiation, is caused because the DNA molecules begin vibrating (and become damaged) if the right frequency of radiation hits them. If he frequency is too low, the wavelength will be too big, and DNA molecules are too small to be affected by any radiation frequency lower than UV.

As such, all electromagnetic frequencies lower than ultraviolet, including visible light, infrared, microwaves and radio waves, cannot cause cancer because they're too low to resonate DNA molecules.

You're more likely to get cancer from a flashlight.

Of course, body tissue is indeed resonant at microwave frequencies, but that causes heating, not DNA damage. Plus you need to be exposed to very high power for a very long period of time (and if you disrupt that period of time, like at night, your tissue has time to heal) -- no way a cell phone can generate that much.

And prolonged exposure to minimal amounts of heat alone can't give you cancer. Cancer forms on a molecular level. Otherwise, fireplaces would be, like, a thousand time deadlier.

And that website doesn't really say anything that doesn't fall under cum hoc ergo propter hoc.

Myth busted.

There's no proof to support this claim. If you want to discuss the possibility of radio waves causing cancer, you're free to. However, you can't just make statements without anything to back it up and get angry when people ask you for evidence. Entry closed.

-Nukaya

Based on what I know about radio waves, I'm 99% sure that's wrong.

 

See this image.

 

You'll that the wavelengths don't reach molecular size until UV radiation. Cancer, or at least the kind that comes from electromagnetic radiation, is caused because the DNA molecules begin vibrating (and become damaged) if the right frequency of radiation hits them. If he frequency is too low, the wavelength will be too big, and DNA molecules are too small to be affected by any radiation frequency lower than UV.

 

As such, all electromagnetic frequencies lower than ultraviolet, including visible light, infrared, microwaves and radio waves, cannot cause cancer because they're too low to resonate DNA molecules.

 

You're more likely to get cancer from a flashlight.

 

Of course, body tissue is indeed resonant at microwave frequencies, but that causes heating, not DNA damage. Plus you need to be exposed to very high power for a very long period of time (and if you disrupt that period of time, like at night, your tissue has time to heal) -- no way a cell phone can generate that much.

 

And prolonged exposure to minimal amounts of heat alone can't give you cancer. Cancer forms on a molecular level. Otherwise, fireplaces would be, like, a thousand time deadlier.

 

And that website doesn't really say anything that doesn't fall under cum hoc ergo propter hoc.

 

Myth busted.

...Interesting, but your insights seem largely based on industry sponsored research. The site Environmental Health Trust states:

However, an independent series of studies led by Swedish cancer specialist Dr. Lennart Hardell reached a different conclusion. Dr. Hardell's studies included more patients who had used a cell phone for ten years or longer and were performed without financial support from the wireless industry. The findings suggested that the more hours of cellular phone use over time, the higher the risk of developing brain tumors. Risk also increased along with the level of power from the wireless device, years since first use, total exposure, and younger age when starting wireless phone use.

 

Based on an analysis of pooled data from different studies, researchers write, "[L]ong-term cell phone usage can approximately double the risk of developing a glioma or acoustic neuroma in the more exposed brain hemisphere"—that is, on the side where the user typically holds the phone to the ear. That conclusion is consistent even with data on the long-term cell phone users from the Interphone studies.

Rather than merely throw around pseudo-scientific jargon, wouldn't it be better to err on the side of safety?

Myth buster busted.

I believe the lady said the entry was closed. As a member of the staff you are to respect her decisions.