Swimming In A Deadly Sea:
Awash In Radiation
Part Three
By Kathleen Deoul
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Kathleen Deoul: The cell phone industry keeps saying that there is no
link between cancer and cell phones. Yet, it seems that the data suggests
otherwise. How can an individual know what is true?
Copulos: Well, first, Kathleen, as you know, until recently the
studies have been roughly split down the middle in terms of their conclusions
regarding the safety of cell phones and their potential relationship to cancer.
But on closer analysis something curious emerges: most of the studies that
conclude that cell phone radiation is harmless were funded by the industry and
most of the studies that conclude there is a potential danger are independently
funded.
Kathleen Deoul: I was aware of that and of course the fact that when
one of the studies they funded came to the conclusion that there was a potential
threat, they tried to suppress its conclusions.
Copulos: Exactly. In fact, they tried three times. But what I find
interesting is that the industry is using some of the same tactics the tobacco
industry used when trying to claim there was no link between smoking and cancer.
Kathleen Deoul: What sort of tactics do you mean?
Copulos: Well one of the most common is what I call "rat denial."
Kathleen Deoul: "Rat denial?" What on Earth is that?
Copulos: When the early animal studies began to show a link between
cancer and some of the constituent elements of tobacco smoke, the first thing
the industry said was "People are not rats." They then went on to assert
that effects on animals are often different than those in humans because their
DNA is different.
Kathleen Deoul: On the surface that would seem to make sense.
Copulos: Yes it would, Kathleen, and that is why it was so effective.
But while it is true that there are differences between animal DNA and human
DNA, they are still from 97% to 99% similar. And while it is true that sometimes
effects seen in animals don't show up in humans, the simple fact is that the
reason we begin by testing animals is that in most cases the effects we see in
them DO show up in humans, So the "rat denial" is really another kind of animal,
a red herring.
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Awash In Radiation
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