Are Cell Phones Dangerous? New Assessment from International
Research Group Says Cell Phones May Be Carcinogenic to Humans A
leading international group of researchers now says that cell
phones may be carcinogenic to humans. The group, the
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), just
completed a meeting from May 24 to 31, 2011, in which they
reviewed dozens of studies focusing on the relationship between
use of cell phones and cancer. Some of those studies focused
specifically on the relationship between use of cell phones and
gliomas (a malignant type of brain tumor). The IARC researchers
agreed that there may be a connection between higher rates of
cancer and a form of electromagnetic radiation released from
cell phones, and have now classified cell phones in Category 2B,
a category reserved for materials that may possibly be
carcinogenic to humans. Examples of other Category 2B materials
include gasoline and napthalene (the traditional ingredient in
mothballs). IARC, which is part of the World