Increased Generational Risk of Colon and Rectal Cancer in Recent Birth Cohorts under Age 40 - the Hypothetical Role of Radiofrequency Radiation from Cell Phones

Devra L Davis; Aaron M. Pilarcik; Anthony B. Miller

Authors

Devra L Davis The Hebrew University Hadassah School of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis Medical School and Environmental Health Trust, P.O. Box 58, Teton Village, WY 83025, USA Author
Aaron M. Pilarcik 23 Apple Hill Road, Wilbraham, MA 01095, USA Author
Anthony B. Miller Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Author

Keywords:

Computerized tomography, Radiofrequency radiation, Colo-rectal cancer, Cell phones, Generational risk

Abstract

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Increased Generational Risk of Colon and Rectal Cancer in Recent Birth Cohorts under Age 40 - the Hypothetical Role of Radiofrequency Radiation from Cell Phones

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