Okay, now there's a study that links
cellphone use with
cancer - eye cancer in this case.
I'm thinking I'm going to cancel my cell service, but I find I'm strangely reluctant to.
I don't smoke because I know smoking is bad for you. I mean, I don't use a microwave in my home because I'm concerned about the plastic/microwave interaction causing cancer or other toxic effects, and I know I'd put plastic in it if I had one. I take in as few drugs as I can, avoiding even headache remedies unless I'm seriously unable to function without them (and then taking half a dose of children's tylenol), because I worry about the effects on my body.
So now I know cell phones are bad for me, and I'm considering keeping it because it's convenient? Agh, convenience is so insidious. My first reaction is to want to shrug off the study as a preliminary study, to rationalize that I only use the phone for 15-20 minutes a month (though the number creeps up every month), that my phone is one of the lower producers of radiation (what, and that makes menthol cigarettes safe, right?). This scares me. I'm clever enough to make up a convincing argument. Thank god I'm also clever enough to realize it.
..linked with cancer... ...three times more likely...
what do I have to lose? a minor amount of convenience, and the risk of cancer. cancer, for christ's sake.
I was thinking of cutting back a bit on the amount I give to charity each month to help make my budget sit more smoothly. Instead I'll cancel my cell and keep my donations as they are. That, at least, I can feel wholly happy with.
update: cancelled it. good.