Pittsburgh cancer center director warns of cell phone risks


	Pittsburgh cancer center director warns of cell phone risks

Lancebowski

7-23-2008 8:21 PM

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cell phones, cancer

Lancebowski says:

Yow. For Herberman to take that kind of action based on unpublished data...can only mean the data is extremely compelling (?)...and he doesn't feel the bulk of it will see the light of day?!

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