Don't grill steaks. Don't eat animal fat. Don't eat red meat. Don't eat processed meats. Don't eat dairy (for men). Don't eat pickled foods. Don't fry or bake meat at high temperatures. Drink less alcohol. Don't get too much sun. Don't heat foods in a microwave using plastic wrap and certain plastics. Don't dye your hair. Don't use baby powder. Don't use artificial sweeteners. Don't drink coffee. Stay away from electromagnetic fields.

All of those things are suspected of causing cancer.

And now..........curb cell phone use.

I'm sorry. I don't mean to sound negative, but if we stopped doing everything that is suspected or even proven to cause cancer, people will continue to get cancer. Yes, some things are obviously likely to kill you - like smoking, but if we cut out everything that was suspect we might as well bury our heads in the sand and wait for the end, which will eventually come, trust me.

I try to eat a healthy diet, and avoid obvious health risks, but I am going to live until I die.

Studies show that 99.9% of people who died in the past year ate apples at some point in their lives. Therefore we must conclude that apples may have some negative bearing on mortality rates.

I Googled and read some of the articles about this guy and he cites nothing but some alleged unpublished studies while published scientific studies from around the world continue to show no link between cell phones and cancer.

Alarmist and I smell a book deal in the making. I mean why would he be a guest on Larry King?

I agree that young kids shouldn't be using cell phones. Not because of dangers but because they should be spending their time doing kid things.

I wasn't suggesting that anyone alter their behavior; I was just passing along a bit of information.

I've had a cell phone since they were big, clunky bag phones. Back then, the people who used them the most were business executives. It was reported around that time that a significant number of these executives were developing tumors on the left side of their brains, along a line where the cell phone antennas were.

Antibiotics and other meds have helped to lengthen our lives, but a lot of modern "progress" has been hard on the planet and hard on its inhabitants. Most meat sold today is not the meat our ancestors were eating 100 years ago. Even the sunshine was different then. In my childhood we didn't have plastic wrap, Nutra-Sweet, Splenda, or microwaves, to name just a few. We didn't have fast food, and the selection of processed foods was infinitely smaller.

I think it makes sense to be proactive about our quality of life and try to take the best of what 21st century living has to offer, without hurting ourselves. I will keep my cell phone, but I'll continue to use it only when I need to. I'm not giving up my microwave, but neither am I putting my face next to it while it's on. I will continue to eat foods as close to their natural state as possible. Of course, what we choose to take and what we choose to limit is very much a personal decision.

This is another alarm that has been around for years.
I'm not throwing away my cellphone. Something's gonna kill me eventually.

I would rather see some definitive proof that using cell phones while driving is causing serious accidents, and deaths.

I think that is more a fact than cell phones causing cancer.

Maybe real numbers would help convince the public that using a cell phone while driving can be fatal.

Sue

Donna, BTW in case you didn't know, burying your head in the sand causes cancer too!!! ;-)

Ronald Herberman has NOT done a study, and he is just stating his opinions.
Most people in the field around Pittsburgh take what he says with a grain of salt.

I'll worry about it when there is credible evidence.

Everything in moderation.
Right on, donna, wildchild, sue va.
There may be a link to cancer with people that use their cell phones hundreds of hours each month. But, some people take this little piece of information and go way over the top with it. Anytime an electric current passes through a wire an electomagnetic field is generated. Therefore, they reason that ALL electical devices are harmful to us. Get rid of your computer, microwave, TV, radio, CD player, i pod, cell phone, refrigerator, etc. Might as well turn the clock back 150 years before you throw it away.
You would think that since we've been bombarded by electomagnetic fields for decades now some real numbers would be available to generate some proof.
Like lindakathy says we're all gonna die of something someday.

Ron

Tom, I figure I'll be asphyxiated before the cancer gets me, LOL.