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Can laptops cause stomach cancer?
Current scientific evidence indicates there is no link between using a portable (laptop) computer and cancer. Most of the theories about laptops and cancer relate to heat, electromagnetic radiation, or radiation from wireless networks (WiFi).
Can having a laptop on your stomach be harmful?
The heat from a laptop is very unlikely to increase your core body temperature to a harmful level. Being around computers in general is safe during pregnancy. Studies have found no evidence that exposure to computers is harmful to pregnant women.
Can I put my laptop on my belly?
There is no radiation issue associated with using a laptop or any computer during your pregnancy. Since laptops do emit a fair amount of heat, though, not putting them on your abdomen is prudent, but using them on your lap (your thighs) is fine.
Why shouldn’t you put a laptop on your lap?
Swiss researchers, Drs. Andreas Arnold and Peter Itin from University Hospital Basel found that a hot laptop could lead to skin damage on your lap, and that might even develop into skin cancer. Since people hold laptops close to their reproductive organs, it can possibly cause testicular and ovarian cancers.
Does putting laptop on lap cause infertility in females?
So can laptops affect our fertility? The answer is mostly no. The majority of doctors I’ve talked to say laptops definitely won’t affect women’s fertility and likely won’t have a major impact on male fertility.
What is the connection between laptops and cancer?
Most of the theories about laptops and cancer relate to heat, electromagnetic radiation, or radiation from wireless networks (WiFi). One theory is that men who use laptops on their laps could be at greater risk of testicular cancer because of the heat near the scrotum, which could damage cells.
Can laptops cause skin cancer?
A study by Andreas Arnold and Peter Itin was cited by vesttech.com (and many others) who claimed the researchers found evidence of laptop use being linked to squamous cell cancer (an acute, fast moving skin cancer). However, nowhere in the study does Arnold or Itin claim this.
Do laptops cause testicular cancer?
One theory is that men who use laptops on their laps could be at greater risk of testicular cancer because of the heat near the scrotum, which could damage cells. While some studies show heat (from various sources, not just laptops) can affect a man’s sperm and fertility, there is no research linking heat from laptops to cell damage or cancer.
Is the radiation from a laptop carcinogenic to breast tissue?
There are two forms of energy emitted by a laptop – heat and radio-frequency (RF – microwave) radiation. The question presupposes that one of these may be carcinogenic to breast tissue.