While no solid link between cell phones and cancer has been established, studies indicate the likelihood of such a connection calls for a precautionary approach. After all, an estimated 275 million people in the U.S. and 4 billion worldwide use cell phones.
The U.S. Senate Health Committee plans to probe deeply into any potential links between cell phone use and cancer, concerned that the case may be similar to the cigarette-lung cancer connection that was denied by tobacco companies for decades.
“I’m reminded of this nation’s experience with cigarettes,” said Iowa senator Tom Harkin. “Decades passed between the first warnings about smoking tobacco and the final definitive conclusion that cigarettes cause lung cancer.”
