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By: K.J. Carnes
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Questions How many people have cell phones?
How old were you when you got it?
Average amount of time you spend on it?Would anyone like some Aluminum Foil?
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How often America is on the phoneTime Period
Average Number
of Monthly Calls*
Average Number of
Monthly Text
Messages*
Qtr 1, 2006 198 65
Qtr 2, 2006 216 79
Qtr 3, 2006 221 85
Qtr 4, 2006 213 108
Qtr 1, 2007 208 129
Qtr 2, 2007 228 172
Qtr 3, 2007 226 193
Qtr 4, 2007 213 218
Qtr 1, 2008 207 288
Qtr 2, 2008 204 357
Age GroupAverage Number of
Monthly Calls*
Average Number of
Monthly Text
Messages*
All Subscribers 204 357
Ages 12 & Under 137 428
Ages 13-17 231 1,742
Ages 18-24 265 790
Ages 25-34 239 331
Ages 35-44 223 236
Ages 45-54 193 128
Ages 55-64 145 38
Ages 65+ 99 14
Source: The Nielsen Company (January 1, 2006 toJune 30, 2008)
*Note: Data includes U.S. wireless subscribers only.
Taken from nieslenwire website ("In U.S., SMS)
Source: The Nielsen Company (January 1, 2006 toJune 30, 2008)
*Note: Data includes U.S. wireless subscribers only.
Taken from nieslenwire website ("In U.S., SMS)
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Basic Cell Phone Information 1,900 MHz (Ketcham)
Difference in microwaves of cell phones (Ketcham)
International Limits on cell phone is 1.6 Watts perKilogram (Cauley)
Canada: 1.6 Watts/Kilogram (Lee)
Europe: 2 Watts/Kilogram (Lee)
Watts per Kilogram-the amount of radio frequency energyabsorbed by the body(Lee)
Penetrates skull 4-6 cm (Christensen)
Raise the tissue 0.1C (Christensen)
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Relationship Between Cell Phones
and CancerAllen Frey(GEs Advanced Electronic Center at Cornell University)
Tests (Ketcham)
Blood Brian Barrier (Ketcham)
Conclusion (Ketcham)
Theodore Litovitz (Catholic University)
Tests (Fox 77)
Background Radiation (Fox 77) Conclusion (Fox 77)
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Proof of A Correlation Between
Cell Phones and Brian Cancer Henry Lai (Biophysicist at University of Washington)
Tests (Ketcham) DNA of Rats (Ketcham)
Conclusions (Ketcham)
Leif Salford (Swedish Neurosurgeon)
Tests (Ketcham)
Killed rats brain cells (Ketcham) Conclusion- A rats brain is very much the same as a humans. They
have the same blood-barrier and neurons. We have good reason to believethat what happens in the rats brain also happens in humans (qtd. inKetcham).
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No Relationship Between Cancer
and Cell Phones Case Studies
Scandinavian Study(Szab0 77; Lin 213)
From 1998 to 2003 (Szab0 77; Lin 213)
Scientific Evidence
No mechanism (Repacholi 26-27; Cauley 2b)
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United Nations InvolvementWorld Health Organization
Interphone Study
Started in 1998 (Repacholi 26-27) 13 countries involved (Wenner 47)
16 small case studies (Repacholi 26-27; Lin 138)
10 year time span (Repacholi 26-27)
Compares 6420 had brain cancer against 7685 who didnot (Repacholi 26-27)
Results Release date in 2010 (Repacholi 26-27; Lin 138)
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Case Study Troubles Contradicting Results
European Union Study(Ketcham)
Yes
Israel Study(Wenner 47; Lin 140)
Yes, 50%
Scandinavian Study(Szabo 7a; Lin 213)
No, despite Cell phone increase Interphone Study(Repacholi 26-27; Lin 213)
No and Yes
Solutions to Remedy Problem(Repacholi 26-27)
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Precautions that Can be Taken
Send a text message (Lee)
Use a wired headset or speakerphone (Lee)
Carry your phone at least 1 inch away from your body(Lee)
Do not use phones when in poor service areas (Lee)
Children should limit phone use (Lee)
No one should sleep with a phone nearby(Lee)
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Full Circle
More Research is needed
Public is the ultimatejudge
Question
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Works CitedBrier, Noah. "Coming of Age". American Demographics. FindArticles.com. Website. 12 Apr, 2010.Cauley, Leslie. "Cellphone radiation levels vary widely." USA Today n.d.:Academic Search
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Christensen, Helle, Joachim Schz, Michael Kosteljanetz, Hans Poulsen, Jens Thomsen, andChristoffer Johansen. "Cellular Telephone Use and Risk of Acoustic Neuroma -- Christensen etal. 159 (3): 277 -- American Journal of Epidemiology." Oxford Journals | Medicine | AmericanJournal of Epidemiology. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Apr. 2010.
Fox, Barry. "Brain Wave"New Scientist 16 May 1998: 77 LexisNexis. Web. 31 Jan. 2010.
"In U.S., SMS Text Messaging Tops Mobile Phone Calling." nieslenwire. The Nielsen Company , 22Sept. 2008. Web. 12 Apr. 2010.
Ketcham, Christopher. "Warning, Your Cell Phone May Be Hazardous To Your Health: Gear +Gadgets: GQ." GQ Magazine: GQ. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Jan. 2010.
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Works CitedLee, Nicole. "Cell phone radiation levels - CNET Reviews." Product reviews - Electronics reviews, computerreviews & more - CNET Reviews. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Apr. 2010.
Lin, James. "Malignant brain tumors from cellular mobile telephone radiation." IEEE ANTENNAS ANDPROPAGATION MAGAZINE49.1 (2007): 212-14. Web of Knowledge. Web. 22 February 2010.
"The multinational study of brain tumors in cell phone users' heads [Health Effects]." MicrowaveMagazine, IEEE, vol.10, no.4, pp.138, 140-140, 144, June 2009. Web of Knowledge. Web. 22 February2010.
"List of countries by number of mobile phones in use - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Main Page -Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Apr. 2010.
Repacholi, Michael. "The reality of mobile phones and cancer."New Scientist 204.2738 (2009): 26-27.
Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 31 Jan. 2010.
Szabo, Liz. "Four-country study finds no cancer link to cellphone usage." USA Today n.d.:AcademicSearch Complete. EBSCO. Web. 31 Jan. 2010.
Wenner, Melinda. "LAST CALL?." Popular Science 274.1 (2009): 46-47.Academic Search Complete.EBSCO. Web. 31 Jan. 2010.
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Works Cited(Pictures)
F, Jenn. " Google Image Result for Tin Foil Hat." GoogleImages. Web. 13 Apr. 2010.
" Google Image Result for Electromagnetic Spectrum."Google Images. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Apr. 2010.
"Reynolds Wrap Aluminum Foil." Reynolds Packaging.N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Apr. 2010.