Re: John Molder in the News

[Jim Muckerheide <jmuckerheide@delphi.com>]

Ahh..  the media - so much for "just spell my name right" :-)

Otherwise seems a pretty good report. Congratulations John.

Does anyone have more info on the program and papers of this conference?

Regards, Jim Muckerheide
muckerheide@mediaone.net
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"Mercado, Don" wrote:

> 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
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