Towards Better Health: Myth Vs Fact On The The National Toxicology Program Cell Phone Cancer Study

Myth Vs Fact On The The National Toxicology Program Cell Phone Cancer Study
Environmental Health Trust, February 2018

23 Myths About the National Toxicology Program Cell Phone Radiation Cancer Study
Correcting the Misinformation

The National Toxicology Program (NTP) study found an association between cell phone radiation and cancer prompting an astonishing chorus of criticism from almost every prominent media outlet in the country.

Environmental Health Trust analyzed the media response and found a pattern of consistent inaccurate and misleading statements repeated over and over again in literally hundreds of news articles. Most of the criticisms levied at the NTP findings are inaccurate and simply do not hold up to scientific scrutiny.

We have counted a total of 23 myths. Sometimes they are quotes and sometimes they are the journalists statements. Either way, the more such false facts are put forth without scientific response, the more DOUBT is perpetuated. These myths inaccurately portray the NTP study and allow the important results to be downplayed.

Please take the time to inform yourself of the FACTS about the study.

23 Myths About the National Toxicology Program Cell Phone Radiation Study

Click on the Myth below

Myth 1: The rats radiation exposure was far too high to be relevant to human health.
Myth 2: Rat research does not relate to human health risk.

Myth 3: The National Toxicology Program study is just a small “single rat study.”
Myth 4: The study was underpowered and statistically unable to detect a true effect.
Myth 5: Cancer rates were only increased in the male rats, not the females.

Myth 6: The control group should have developed cancer at the usual rate.
Myth 7: The NTP study shows our cell phones which emit a “safe” level of radiation.
Myth 8: The control group did not live long enough to develop tumors.
Myth 9: Other effects from exposure like decreased birthweight are trivial and irrelevant.
Myth 10: The results are weak and confounding.

Myth 11: It makes no sense that CDMA exposed rats had a different response than GSM exposed rats.
Myth 12: There is no well understood mechanism by which cell phone radiation induces cancer so – regardless of the findings- there must be a lack of risk.
Myth 13: Previous animal research has not shown a cancer link.
Myth 14: There is no human evidence linking brain and heart tumors to cell phones.
Myth 15: Large studies such as the Million Women study and Danish study and petri dish studies reassure us there is no problem.

Myth 16: The lack of an epidemic of brain cancer demonstrates that cell phones pose no risk.
Myth 17: A recent Australian study showed there is no rise in brain cancer so this NTP study must be bogus.
Myth 18: NIH’s own reviewers could not accept the study conclusions.
Myth 19: The New York Times review of the NTP study proves the study is bad.
Myth 20: The NTP study has been fully discredited by scientists due to major flaws.