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by Phil in Brighton on July 16th, 2011 at 22:49
Now I would conclude from the graph that cell phone use prevents cancer.
by David Littleboy on July 16th, 2011 at 23:22
I checked out the incidence of brain tumors. It’s been falling for the whole cell phone period. So the obvious conclusion is that cell phones reduce brain tumors.