Attorneys Ask Court to Include Cell Phone Study
as Evidence in Lawsuit
September 12 2002
Attorneys representing a
Maryland doctor have asked a U.S. District Court to include a Swedish study that
found an increase in a non-malignant ear tumor for users of some older analog
cell phones, be entered as evidence in a lawsuit.
The Maryland doctor alleges that his brain cancer is attributed to cell phone
use and is suing Motorola, Verizon and other wireless carriers.
The study by Swedish researchers, published in the August issue of the
European Journal of Cancer Prevention, found an increase in acoustic neuroma, a
non-malignant ear tumor, for users of analog technology (Sweden's Nordic Mobile
Telephone System 450 MHz and 900 MHz analog technology discontinued in 2000).
The study did not find a statistically significant increase in brain tumors
for users of digital technology or cordless phones or an increased risk for
cancerous brain tumors regardless of the type of phone used, analog, digital or
cordless.
This study presents findings that are contrary to other major epidemiology
studies released in late 2000 and early 2001 -- one a study funded by Wireless
Technology Research, one a study funded by the National Cancer Institute, and
the third, a nationwide study in Denmark
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