Swimming In A Deadly Sea:
Awash In Radiation
Part Three
By Kathleen Deoul
(Page: 3 of 8)

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Kathleen Deoul: What do the tests their so concerned about show?

Copulos: One of the most important ones is that exposure to even small amounts of non-ionizing radiation over extended periods can lead to breakage in DNA chains.

Kathleen Deoul: And just what does that do?

Copulos: There are a whole range of potential health effects including memory loss, effects on unborn children including low birth rates and higher proportions of birth defects and even leukemia. Of course a link has been established to a type of non-cancerous tumor as well.

Kathleen Deoul: But how can they get away with denying there is any danger if the evidence is as strong as you imply?

Copulos: Well one way they are able to avoid blame is through another long-honored tactic I call the "fallacy of certainty."

Kathleen Deoul: And just what is the "fallacy of certainty."

Copulos: In plain language it's the insistence on absolute proof. We must be certain, they would argue, before we jeopardize an industry that has grown to significant importance in our economy. This line of reasoning makes sense when you hear it, but again, on close examination it is evident that the argument is just another ploy to avoid responsibility.

Kathleen Deoul: How so? It does sound reasonable.

Copulos: The reason is simple: it asks for the impossible. What most people don't realize is that in most instances, we cannot say with surety what causes cancer. Yes, there are some exceptions such as cervical cancer and smoking-related cancer, but even there, an element of uncertainty remains. There are people who are infected with the Human Papilloma Virus, or HPV who still do not develop cervical cancer, and there are people who are not infected with HPV that do. Similarly, there are individuals who smoke all their lives and do not develop cancer, and others who never smoked who do. So, we really don't know as much as the medical establishment would have us believe. Therefore, when industry representatives ask for absolute proof that non-ionizing radiation causes cancer, they know that their request is unlikely to ever be fulfilled.

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