A collaborative of electromagnetic radiation watchdogs, calling itself the International Electromagnetic Field Collaborative, recently released a report drawing attention to studies linking brain tumors and cell phone use.The report, “Cellphones and Brain Tumors: 15 Reasons for Concern, Science, Spin and the Truth Behind Interphone” emphasizes dangers of cell phone use by children and teens and recommends awareness campaigns. It also exposes what it calls “design flaws” in the Interphone study protocol, a 13-country effort said to be the largest case-control study to investigate the relationship between brain tumors and cell phone use. The EMF Collaborative, which comprises the EM Radiation Research Trust, the EMR Policy Institute, ElectromagneticHealth.org and The Peoples Initiative Foundation, describes the Interphone study as funded by the telecom industry and biased in its methods and findings.LEARN MORE
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