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On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 21:16:01 +0000, Prometheus
wrote: ...... in fact give the large proportion of the population using such devices the stats would indicate some tumours in less than ten years. Where are they? Firstly, you have to ask yourself what is meant by 'ten years of use'. Does it mean - owning one for ten tears? - having it switched on for ten years? - using it for x hours a day for ten years? The meaning of 'ten years' hasn't been made clear so far, at least on this ng. Then you need to take into account of the mechanics of tumour initiation and development. There are thought to be five or six events in the initiation and growth of a tumour to the stage where it can be clinically diagnosed. Only one of these is associated with the causative factor, which will have its own rate of effectiveness, and so will each of the remaining steps. Unless the statistics have been very carefully researched and manipulated, and they may well have been, the numbers reported should be treated with some caution.... -- from Aero Spike |
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In article , Spike
writes On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 21:16:01 +0000, Prometheus wrote: ...... in fact give the large proportion of the population using such devices the stats would indicate some tumours in less than ten years. Where are they? Firstly, you have to ask yourself what is meant by 'ten years of use'. Does it mean - owning one for ten tears? - having it switched on for ten years? - using it for x hours a day for ten years? The meaning of 'ten years' hasn't been made clear so far, at least on this ng. True, owning for ten years but never switching on can be no worse then any other lump of plastic and metal. Having it switched on but not making any calls is also of minimal risk. Using for X hours per day might be meaningful but if X is not defined it is of little value, we also need to know what proportion of users suffer adverse effect. If the proportion is little different to that in non-mobile phone users then use of mobile phones can not be considered significant. Then you need to take into account of the mechanics of tumour initiation and development. There are thought to be five or six events in the initiation and growth of a tumour to the stage where it can be clinically diagnosed. Only one of these is associated with the causative factor, which will have its own rate of effectiveness, and so will each of the remaining steps. Again information not published. Unless the statistics have been very carefully researched and manipulated, and they may well have been, the numbers reported should be treated with some caution.... Give the lack of atestable figures I prefer distrust to caution. -- Ian G8ILZ |
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