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Re:Colorectal cancer incidence in teens up 300% since 1999 by nick__m on Monday May 13, 2024 @04:15PM (#40347869)
Not necessarily, assume that cellular radio emissions effects on cells is like really a mild form of radiotherapy. It would mostly impact some cells undergoing mitosis while having almost no impact on mature slowly dividing cells.

I am not saying that cellular radio are harmful but it's cumulative impact on dividing cells should be tested to exclude that possibility.

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Re:Colorectal cancer incidence in teens up 300% since 1999 by JumpCrisscross on Monday May 13, 2024 @04:50PM (#40348260)
> assume that cellular radio emissions effects on cells is like really a mild form of radiotherapy

Except it’s not. It’s thermal. The heat from your cell phone is more carcinogenic than its EM emissions.

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Re:Colorectal cancer incidence in teens up 300% since 1999 by Thiez on Monday May 13, 2024 @04:31PM (#40348054)
The human digestive tract is constantly creating new cells, it's a lot like skin in that sense. I doubt teens have much significantly more mitosis in their butts compared to adults.
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Re:Colorectal cancer incidence in teens up 300% since 1999 by throwaway11460 on Monday May 13, 2024 @04:29PM (#40348029)
Cells are always being replaced, you replace almost every cell in your body each decade.
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Re:Colorectal cancer incidence in teens up 300% since 1999 by JPLeRouzic on Tuesday May 14, 2024 @02:00AM (#40352072)
Not true for neurons, some heart cells, skeletal muscle cells (muscle fibers), red blood, etc

That's a lot of indispensable cells that do not reproduce.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeletal_muscle#Skeletal_muscl...

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Re:Colorectal cancer incidence in teens up 300% since 1999 by throwaway11460 on Tuesday May 14, 2024 @04:24AM (#40352829)
Indeed, that's why I said almost - but it's true for the squishy parts of the abdomen we're talking about.
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