John Molder in the News

["Mercado, Don" <don.mercado@lmco.com>]

No Brain Cancer Link To Mobile Phones-U.S. Expert

DUBLIN (Reuters) - A U.S. radiation expert said Friday extensive studies had
shown there was no evidence of a link between
mobile phone use and brain cancer, but that there were always more studies
to be done.

John Molder, a professor of radiation oncology from the Medical College of
Wisconsin, said during a visit to Dublin there was
``no evidence of hazard whatsoever'' from the use of mobile phones.

``There are always more studies that can be done,'' Molder said. ``But there
have already been extensive studies in human and
animals and no link between cell (mobile) phone use and brain cancer has
been found.''

Swedish researchers have said mobile phone users could be two and a half
times more likely to develop brain cancer than
those who do not, but Molder said he had studied their research and found
the numbers had no statistical significance.

The evidence of brain tumors in mobile phone users was in a tiny sub-group
of about five people, he told a news conference on
the last day of the 11th International Congress on Radiation Research in
Dublin.

The radiation congress, held every four years since 1959, started on July 18
and covered a wide spectrum of radiation topics
including cancer therapy and the exposure of airline crews to cosmic
radiation. 
Donald P. Mercado
Radiation Safety Officer
Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space
O/EK-20, B/101
1111 Lockheed Martin Way
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Ph. (408) 742-0759
Fax (408) 742-0611
Email: Don.mercado@lmco.com

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