Glioma ALERT!!!

檳消協吁家長禁孩子用手機

1.向家長發出警告，要他們禁止12歲以下的孩子使用手機。

2.舉辦教育運動，提醒公眾有關手機輻射的危險性。

3.除非是緊急事故，否則少用手機；即使使用，也應該用揚聲器電話功能，這樣手機可離開頭部20公分，並且儘量使用有線的傳統電話。

星洲日報‧2008.10.10

English version:

Basically, do not let your children below 12 years old (preferably 20) use mobile phones.

Did some research on it, and I found:

Using a cell phone regularly – even a modern one – raises the risk of developing a brain tumor for many users, a new Finnish study published online in the International Journal of Cancer. The study, done by a collection of researchers from many universities and led by Anna Lahkola of the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority in Finland, found firm corollary evidence that using a cell phone causes the risk of getting a brain tumor called a glioma to rise by 40 to 270 percent on the side of the head preferred for using the phone.

Some articles say no. So evidence still awaiting validity.

However, I dont see a point of a child below 12 years old using a cell. How heavy a price we are paying for modernization.