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Study: Long-time cell phone users at risk
London :: United Kingdom | about 1 month ago
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Long-term cell phone users face a higher risk of developing brain tumors later in life, researchers in Britain warn. The risks were identified in a landmark decade-long study by the World Health Organization, The Daily Telegraph reported Saturday.
Tags: mobile phones, brain tumours, cell phones, Daily Telegraph, brain tumors
Conflicting cell-phone studies create a real headache
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility A scientific analysis published Tuesday lumped data from 23 epidemiological studies and found no connection between cell-phone use and the development of cancerous or benign tumors. However, when the investigators analyzed eight of the studies that were...
Tags: tumor, brain tumors, phones users, cell phones, mobile phones
Teen activity 'protects again brain cancer'
London :: United Kingdom | about 1 month ago
Credibility Active teenagers may be protected against the risk of deadly brain cancer, a study suggests. People who are physically active during adolescence have 36 per cent less chance of developing the disease than those who are inactive, researchers found. The...
Tags: brain cancerous, brain tumors
New York Times: Do Phones Cause Cancer?
Pittsburgh :: PA :: USA | 2 months ago
Credibility 47 pm Last week’s Senate hearing on “The Health Effects of Cell Phone Use” reached no conclusion on whether cellphone use causes brain tumors, but it certainly rekindled the controversy. Experts on the panel explained that the evidence is contradictory...
Tags: cell phones, phones radiation, brain tumors, phones using, Pittsburgh
Cell phone warnings by the earful
Washington :: DC :: USA | 2 months ago
Credibility They were ubiquitous and used several times a day, and early warnings of cancer risks did little to curb their prevalence. The story of cigarettes in the middle of the 20th century could be replicated now with cell phones, lawmakers and researchers warned...
Tags: cell phones, Senate Health Education, brain tumors, Washington D.C, senator hearing, U.S, Washington
HealthCentral.com: Gene Connections Key to Brain Tumor Growth
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 4 months ago
Credibility Researchers have identified a network of mutated genes and gene processes that, together, contribute to the development of glioblastomas, the deadliest type of brain tumor. "There is not a single gene that accounts for the development of brain tumors,"...
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Slate.com: Race, genes, and cancer.
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 4 months ago
Credibility Posted Tuesday, July 14, 2009, at 7:28 AM ET Black people, on average, are more likely to die of cancer than white people. Is part of that difference genetic? The Journal of the National Cancer Institute just published a big study on this question.
Tags: brain tumors, breast cancer, black women
Charleston Post and Courier: Eliminating Brain Tumors
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 10 months ago
Credibility Eliminating brain tumors The following information is provided by a third party and has not been edited by The Post and Courier for content or accuracy. Ivanhoe Broadcast News Tuesday, January 13, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newsire) -- New approaches to gene therapy...
Tags: brain tumors, eliminate brain
Genetic Engineering News: Swedish in Seattle Unveils State-of-the-Art Brain Tumor Center Combining Advanced Treatment With Innovation in Research
Seattle :: WA :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility Washington state that enables scientists, researchers, doctors and patients to work collaboratively toward new treatment options for those diagnosed with all stages of brain tumors, including brain cancer. "The Center for Advanced Brain Tumor Treatment...
Tags: tumors, brain cancer, brain tumors
Duke University receives $6 million research grant
Toronto :: Canada | about 1 year ago
Credibility Since the foundation's initial $6 million grant five years ago, scientists at Duke have focused on developing gene-based therapies, vaccines and other novel treatments for childhood brain tumors, which are the leading cause of cancer death in children...
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