SPIN vs FACT: National Toxicology Program report on cancer risk from cellphone radiation - Countering disinformation about the NTP study

SPIN vs FACT: National Toxicology Program report 

on cancer risk from cellphone radiation - 

Countering disinformation about the NTP study

Electromagnetic Radiation Safety, May 31, 2016

The National Toxicology Program (NTP) of the National Institutes of Health reported partial findings from their $25 million study of the cancer risk from cellphone radiation. Controlled studies of rats found showed that cellphone radiation caused two types of tumors, glioma and schwannoma. The results “…could have broad implications for public health.”

See http://bit.ly/NTPsaferemr for a one-page fact sheet which summarizes biased statements, or “Spin,”  about the NTP study and“Facts" which counter the disinformation.

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Also see:
News Media Nix NTP Phone Cancer Study; “Don’t Believe the Hype”
Are More People Getting Brain Tumors? GBMs, the Most Virulent Type, Are Rising
Microwave News, May 31, 2016
http://microwavenews.com/news-center/ntp-and-brain-tumor-rates

Some Scientists Criticize Media Coverage of Cellphone Study

Suzanne Potter, Public News Service - CA, May 31, 2016
http://bit.ly/NTPpublicnews

U.S. Cellphone Study Fans Cancer Worries

Ryan Knutson, Wall Street Journal, May 28, 2016
http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-cellphone-study-fans-cancer-worries-1464393051

The Wall Street Journal Asks, "Should Cellphones Have Warning Labels?

Wall Street Journal, May 23, 2016
http://www.saferemr.com/2016/05/should-cellphones-have-warning-labels_23.html

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Joel M. Moskowitz, Ph.D., Director
Center for Family and Community Health
School of Public Health
University of California, Berkeley

Electromagnetic Radiation Safety

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