Mobile phones could kill far more people than smoking or asbestos, a study by an award-winning cancer expert has concluded. He says people should avoid using them wherever possible and that governments and the mobile phone industry must take "immediate steps" to reduce exposure to their radiation.

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/mobile-phones-more-dangerous-than-smoking-802602.html

does this make you want to throw your phone away?

My mom died of mesothelioma, which is the asbestos cancer, last year. We have no idea where she was exosed so I am trying to learn as much as I can about the places she lived. She lived at Carswell in the fifties. I would like to know if anybody knows anything about Carswell, or the area surrounding it. If there are any factories around that area, or how far away it is from the Summit and 5th streets (because 19 mesothelioma cases were diagnosed in that area).

Just any info you have would be helpful. Thanks so much!

I went through a phase where my blood pressure meds caused me to react. ACE inhibitors.
I have since changed meds and as a matter of fact...refuse to take anything for months.
I missed a weeks work in Sept. Then missed the second week due to scheduling prob...but I was still sick and glad to be back...Then I worked a week SICK...then I broke my arm and haven't worked Since Oct 15th...I AM STILL COUGHING UP STUFF...and I wheeze and have lived 36 years with a man who had chronic bronchitis (my grandpa) and he died of asbestos cancer...

So what do you think...I'm going back to the doc THR for my arm....we're gonna talk...what does it sound like?
Cough
Bronchitis (that is what I thought in Sept)
Chronic Bronchitis
COPD

apart from smoking, asbestos and radon?

My grandfather was diagnosed with Asbestos Cancer back in Sept, can anyone tell me alittle more about it and the stages a person that has it goes through, My grandfather was a very strong active and healthy man who toud think never fall ill, but over the last couple of months he has gotten real skinny, moves around slowly and has sores that bleed (by the way why would that be). I hate to see my grandfather like this he raised me and Im close, I like to get educated on this horrible form of cancer and what I can do to comfort him. Thanks for your response

Suppose the length of time to onset of lung cancer in asbestos workers is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 26 years and a variance of 4 years squared.

a. What is the standard deviation?

b. What interval of onset times includes about 95% of the workers?
Approximate using empirical rule.

c. Find the exact value for the interval in (b) using z table or z* from t table.

d. What is the probability that an asbestos worker gets lung cancer sooner than 22 years?

Describe as best as you can & why is it cancer-causing?
First good answer gets best.
YAY 10 POINTS

My family's house burned down 2 years ago. Apparently the ceiling had asbestos in it. We went through the rubble for about 6 months and used masks about 1/2-1/3 of the time. I'm wondering if there is any diseases, or cancers etc. we could have gotten from it. When will these effects show up? Please help I'm scared

I know that asbestos is dangerous for workers and people who come into contact with it. Our house was built in 1952 and has asbestos siding. My parents swear that it's fine because it is not falling apart. I'm extremely worried and I stress about it every day. I have a huge fear of lung cancer after our grandmother died from it a year ago. I'm getting professional help but it's not working. Any advice?

Suppose the length of time to onset of lung cancer in asbestos workers is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 26 years and a variance of 4 years squared.

a. What is the standard deviation?

b. What interval of onset times includes about 95% of the workers?
Approximate using empirical rule.

d. What is the probability that an asbestos worker gets lung cancer sooner than 22 years?

please show work so that i can use the method to figure out similar questions thank you