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Safety Guide for Cell Phone Users
By Andrew Schneider - AOL NewsWhat's a consumer to do? If you're trying to figure out how to diminish whatever radiation might be generated by your cell, consider some basic facts. The radio frequency (RF) waves from cell phones come from the antenna, which is built into hand-held phones. Potentially harmful waves are strongest at the antenna, losing energy as they travel away from the phone. The American Cancer Society says many factors can affect the amount of RF energy to which a person is exposed, including time spent on the phone. Also See: Is Your Cell Phone's Radiation Level Safe? Don't Call the FCC Another is ...
Is Your Cell Phone's Radiation Level Safe? Don't Call the FCC
By Andrew Schneider - AOL NewsMore than 200 million people in the U.S. talk on cell phones a total of at least 12 hours a month -- some double or triple that amount. Almost everyone admits that cell phones emit radiation when they link to the closest tower. What almost no one can agree on is whether that radiation is harmful to those holding their phones to their ears. Amid this confusion comes a report from health and safety activists that the government's cell phone watchdog -- the Federal Communications Commission -- is putting industry desires before public well-being. Investigators for the Environmental Working ...
Aspirin May Cut Cancer Deaths, but Caution Is Urged
By not in system - AOL NewsLONDON (Dec. 7) -- A new report from British scientists suggests that long-term, low-dose aspirin use may modestly reduce the risk of dying of certain cancers, though experts warn the study isn't strong enough to recommend healthy people start taking a pill that can cause bleeding and other problems. In a new observational analysis published online Tuesday in the medical journal Lancet, Peter Rothwell of the University of Oxford and colleagues looked at eight studies that included more than 25,000 patients and cut the risk of death from certain cancers by 20 percent. While some experts said ...
Study: More Than Weight, Larger Waistlines Shrink Lifetimes
By Katie Drummond - AOL News(Aug. 9) -- No matter the number on the scale, a bigger waist significantly increases one's risk of death from a myriad of causes, including respiratory disease and cardiovascular conditions. That's the sobering reminder from a major new study that tracked more than 100,000 American adults and is published today in the Archives of Internal Medicine. A team of researchers with the American Cancer Society followed 48,500 men and 56,343 women, all of them older than 55. Participants' waist circumferences were first obtained in 1997 and tracked until 2006. Within all categories of the body ...
Top 5 Suspected Everyday Carcinogens in the American Cancer Society's Scary New Report
By Katie Drummond - AOL News(July 15) -- Some carcinogens you already know and fear: cigarettes, asbestos, smoked meat. But what about the ones you've never even heard of? That's the crux of a new report from the American Cancer Society (ACS), which rounds up 20 "suspected carcinogens" the organization would like to see studied more extensively. Of course, that research, if it happens, will come after the chemicals, ingredients -- and even lifestyle choices -- are already embedded into the bedrock of our 24/7 economy. "The objectives of this report are to identify research gaps and needs for 20 agents prioritized for ...
DIY Diagnosis: Can You Spot Your Own Skin Cancer?
By Katie Drummond - Politics DailyIt's the most common cancer in the United States, with over 2 million people diagnosed each year. But with new questions surfacing about the safety of sunscreen, the jury's still out on how -- or whether -- we can effectively prevent skin cancer. On Monday, Sen. Charles Schumer reinvigorated debate over the potential connection between sunscreens, long considered a reliable barrier between our flesh and the sun, and skin cancer. "When it comes to the health and safety of the public, there is no room for delay," he wrote in a letter to the Food and Drug Administration. "With the recent ...
Cancer Panel: Chemicals 'Grossly Underestimated' as Carcinogens
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyJust as we're once again treated to the sight of volunteers scrubbing oil off wildfowl (ah, memories), along comes the President's Cancer Panel report that says we're being polluted to death. ...
Diet, Exercise Touted in Fight Against Breast Cancer
By Katie Drummond - AOL News(March 25) -- Lifestyle changes, rather than better screening, are going to be the key to curbing breast cancer rates, a panel of experts told a conference in Barcelona, Spain, today. "What can be achieved with screening has been achieved. We can't do much more," Carlo La Vecchia, head of epidemiology at the University of Milan, told The Associated Press. In fact, the panel concluded, one-third of breast cancer cases in Western countries could be prevented if women ate more nutritiously and got more exercise. Discussing lifestyle factors as causative elements in breast cancer diagnosis ...
Group Urges Cautious Approach to Prostate Screening
By Katie Drummond - AOL News(March 5) -- Men worried about their risk of developing prostate cancer should not automatically have prostate screening tests after they turn 50 and should instead make a personal decision based on their own risk factors, according to new guidelines from the American Cancer Society. The society decided to revise its recommendations after several studies concluded that the two methods used to detect prostate cancer -- a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test and a digital rectal screening -- can be inaccurate and might even cause more trouble than they prevent. The organization now ...
Critics Blast Advice About Mammograms
By Andrew Schneider - AOL News(Nov. 18) -- Reactions to new government guidelines for breast cancer screenings have been visceral and immediate, and have sparked instant disagreement among doctors. Those objecting to the shift scoff at the composition of the government-appointed panel and the fact that it only re-examined old data and never touched or questioned a living patient before making its decision. "The work of this committee is reminiscent of a bad 1956 science-fiction movie," said Dr. Michael Harbut, director of the Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Michigan's Karmanos Cancer Institute. ...
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