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>> so, doctor, brian has looked at this research as a reporter. give us your opinion as a neurosurgeon. where do you come down? >> you have to look at the epidme iology. the studies do not point to a link between cell phone use and brain cancer. the emission thee phones are releasing do not cause any significant tissue damage that would cause brain tumors to form. if you look at the population of the united states, there are 270 million cell phone users and the incidents of brain cancer, which has been relatively stable over the last ten years is about 48,000 patients in the united states. tha...

Bookvar, a neurosurgeon and new york presbyterian. brian, you looked into this issue and the safety concerns. what did you find? >> while the majority of studies seem to indicate there isn't a link, there are a growing number of studies that have shown that. especially studies from outside the u.s., from europe, there may be a biological effect affecting tissue and epidemiological link. we haven't been using cell phones for very long. it is enough that the people who are behind this legislation and there is similar legislation in san francisco in california say let's adopt a precautionary prin...

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