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I use my cell phone for about 8 hours a day it gets scorching hot. can this cause skin cancer or increase amount of radiation i get from it? also if it continually searches for signal can this increase brain cancer risk?
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This sort of thing was considered a legitimate worry more than ten years ago, but subsequent research has shown no increased risk of cancer (of any kind) from cell phone use. Don't worry about it.
Answered 6/3/2023
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