Look, the government has not found that your cellphone gives you cancer, as many headlines on Friday would have you believe.
A two-year, $25 million study conducted by the National Toxicology Program found an increase in brain tumors among male rats that were constantly exposed to the same radiation that’s emitted from mobile phones.
Some news outlets have gone into panic mode, implying that this proves a causal relationship between cellphone radiation and cancer in humans. That’s not the case, so please breathe out.
But … the study offers plenty of reason to take precautions.
