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Created with Fabric.js 1.4.5 Do cell phones cause cancer? iPhone MeeGo Other 4% 56% 22% 14% 4% double click to changethis text! Drag a cornerto scale proportionally. How it could cause cancer 15% 10% Antennas give off radio waves through the phone. The waves are strongest at theantenna and lose energy quickly as they travel away from the phone. The phone is normally held against the side of the head while being used. The closer the antenna is to thehead, the greater a person will be exposed to radio waves. How radio waves get in the body Type of radiation 75% www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/cellphoneshttp://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/05/31/who.cell.phones/index.htmlhttp://www.cbs58.com/features/eye-on-health/New-concerns-over-cell-phone-radiation-205503891.html Cell phones give off radio waves,a form of non-ionizing radiation.Tissues closest to where the phone is held absorb this energy. The chart below shows how many people think cell phones cause cancer or brain tumors. Alex Allahar Period 4 How a cell phone causes cancer is similar to a very low-powered microwave. The microwave would do to your brain what it does to your food, it basically cooks the brain. So in addition to possiblycausing cancer and tumors, there could be a lot of other effects like memory loss. Android The International Agency for Research on Cancer says that "radio frequency energy from cell phones is a possible cancer causer." The chart to the left shows the difference in theradiation levels given off by different types of cell phones. Types of cell phones To prevent cancer or a brain tumor try to putting your cellphone under yourpillow or on your nightstand. Start using a speaker instead of holding it to your ear, and even cut back on Wi-Fi which also gives off non-ionizing radiation. No issue Tumor Cancer Blackberry
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