Cell Phone Cancer Study Inconclusive (MSNC – 2010) http://www
Transcription
Cell Phone Cancer Study Inconclusive (MSNC – 2010) http://www
www.anglophonie.fr page 1/2 Cell Phone Cancer Study Inconclusive (MSNC – 2010) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/vp/37220693#37220693 We have an update this evening on a health question that has been around and has haunted a lot of people for years: does using cell phones increase the risk of brain cancer? The problem is the results of this new study don’t solve the debate. For some people they may even make it more confusing. Our report from our chief science correspondent Robert Bazel. It’s been a nagging worry since the invention of the cell phone. Could the device’s radiation so close to the head cause brain tumors? I don’t think it could be good for you to have that beaming through you all day long every day. Even more for parents. Their brains are still maturing, you know at that age, so of course it is a concern. The international study cost twenty-four million dollars. A quarter paid by the cell phone industry. It followed thirteen thousand people in thirteen countries for a decade. It provides some answers but certainly no closure. So far, overall, the science does not show a raise risk of brain tumors in relation to mobile phone use. And there were some quirky results. Overall, people who use cell phones had fewer tumors, although the heaviest users have more. The scientists say these are both statistical flukes. To add to the confusion, cell phone technology is constantly evolving. Nowadays more people are talking hands free, or using their cell phones for texting. And showing safety after ten years does not end the concern. What about twenty years? What about thirty years? What about use of cell phones in children? These are questions that we still need to investigate. Doctor David McCormick and other scientists around the world are trying to find how cell phone radiation might cause cancer. People are looking hard to try and identify such a mechanism and to this point in time have not identified one. But he plans to keep looking. It is impossible to prove anything is completely safe. But scientists agree it is important to keep looking for any signs of danger. Robert Bazel, NBC News, New York page 2/2 Vocabulary 01. inconclusive peu concluant, probant 02. for years pendant des années 03. a nagging worry une préoccupation / souci persistant 04. beaming through you qui vous traverse 05. all day long toute la journée 06. a concern une préoccupation / souci 07. it provides no closure il ne fournit pas de conclusion 08. so far jusqu’à présent 09. overall de façon générale, globalement 10. a raise risk une augmentation du facteur de risque 11. quirky results des résultats bizarres, inattendus 12. statistical flukes un coup de chance 13. nowadays de nos jours 14. hands free mains libres 15. to look hard étudier de près 16. to try and identify pour essayer d’identifier: un meilleur anglais serait « to try to identify. » 17. to this point in time à nos jours, jusqu’ici