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ixta

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cell phone causes AN?
« on: March 12, 2007, 02:10:11 pm »
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Re: cell phone causes AN?
« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2007, 04:05:35 pm »
Sorry, but I just don't buy this theory that cell phone use 'causes' acoustic neuroma tumors to develop.

Cell phones are a very recent invention yet AN's have been around for over a century.  This theory is a bit too convenient and the Swedish study has problems, as the linked article mentioned.  I used a cell phone about 5 times in 5 years (my wife's) and developed a 4.5 cm AN tumor.  I don't believe my case was simply an anomaly.  Many others have a similar story.

I'm not a physician or scentist and I may be wrong, of course, but I think the "Cell phone usage causes acoustic neuroma tumors" headlines are simply tabloid hyperbole posing as scientific findings and have little basis in fact.  As I said, I could be wrong.

Jim
4.5 cm AN diagnosed 5/06.  Retrosigmoid surgery 6/06.  Follow-up FSR completed 10/06.  Tumor shrinkage & necrosis noted on last MRI.  Life is good. 

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