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Cell Phones - Do They Cause Cancer


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So what can you do now

Although health problems related to long-term use are thought to be unlikely, there are some steps that can be taken to limit your potential risks.

Save your lengthy phone conversations for a conventional telephone (landline).
Change to a cell phone that has its antenna outside the vehicle.
Use a headset and place the phone away from your body.
Find out how much SAR energy is emitted from the telephone.

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• What we know about cell phone use
• So what can you do now
• Children and cell phones
• Cell phones and driving

Review Date : 11/8/2002
Reviewed By : Jacqueline A. Hart, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Harvard University.

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