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Today we’ll debunk a myth – that cell phones cause cancer. In 1993, a man went on a national talk show and said his wife’s cell phone use caused her brain cancer. That set off a wave of concern.

But, it didn’t stop cell phones from becoming ubiquitous. Today, more than a billion people around the world use cell phones. That’s 18-percent of the global population. Compare that with just one percent – fifteen years ago. The irony is, cell phone use has skyrocketed even though many people still believe cell phones may cause brain cancer.

Let’s first look at how most cancers begin; that’s by damage to your D-N-A.

D-N-A is a set of instructions for your cells, telling them how to grow and divide. Normal cells often develop mutations in their D-N-A, but they’re able to repair themselves.

The trouble happens when certain mutations are not repaired and result in abnormal cells. Those cells are left to grow and eventually, they evolve into cancer cells which can spread to other parts of the body.

So the question is can a cell phone’s radiofrequency radiation lead to cancer? The Food and Drug Administration cites scientific evidence showing the low levels of radiation emitted by cell phones has no negative effects.

Another study comes from Denmark. Scientists looked at 420-thousand cell phone users and tracked their cancer rates for up to twenty years. The incidence of cancer in this group is actually slightly less than the general population. The study concluded there is no cancer risk for cell phone users.

For now, the risk seems minimal. The real danger may be how distracting cell phones can be. The next time we’re gabbing away behind the wheel, we should worry more about how we’re driving.