{"id":76269,"date":"2024-09-14T09:00:11","date_gmt":"2024-09-14T09:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/29143f93e2e3c611b89c06753cd81c22"},"modified":"2024-09-14T09:00:11","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T09:00:11","slug":"does-smartphone-exposure-cause-brain-cancer-ask-a-doctor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/does-smartphone-exposure-cause-brain-cancer-ask-a-doctor\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Does smartphone exposure cause brain cancer?\u2019: Ask a doctor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Overuse of smartphones can have a variety of side effects \u2014 but is brain cancer<\/span> one of them?<\/p>\n “Cell phones are ubiquitous, and concern about the radiation they emit can cause fear of brain tumor formation,” said Dr. Paul Saphier, M.D.,<\/span> a neurosurgeon and founder of Coaxial Neurosurgical Specialists in New Jersey.<\/p>\n Saphier addressed these concerns in a conversation with Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n \u2018IS IT SAFE TO DRINK TAP WATER?\u2019: ASK A DOCTOR<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The radiation emitted from cellphones is “within the radiofrequency region of the electromagnetic spectrum,” Saphier said, hitting as high as 80 gigahertz (GHz) for 5G. <\/p>\n