I am concerned about getting cancer using my Apple Watch
I am concerned about getting cancer using my Apple Watch. Are there ways to lessen the risk and still wear it?
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Apple Watch Series 4, watchOS 5
I am concerned about getting cancer using my Apple Watch. Are there ways to lessen the risk and still wear it?
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Apple Watch Series 4, watchOS 5
There is no credible evidence that wearing an Apple Watch increase the risk of cancer. If you are concerned about RF emissions please see my response to another user in thread https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250348243?answerId=250659345022#250659345022 and consider that the radio signal is directed away from the wearer’s arm (the back of the watch) because any signal dumped into the wearer is wasted energy.
There is no credible evidence that wearing an Apple Watch increase the risk of cancer. If you are concerned about RF emissions please see my response to another user in thread https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250348243?answerId=250659345022#250659345022 and consider that the radio signal is directed away from the wearer’s arm (the back of the watch) because any signal dumped into the wearer is wasted energy.
If you are concerned about radiation that you are exposed to nearly every day that truly can cause cancer, make sure you use lots of sunscreen. But your watch is not a problem.
Philly_Phan wrote:
I just read a report in JAMA that sunscreen enters the blood stream within a day.
Just reviewed the article. Very, very preliminary. A total of 24 subjects under "indoor conditions without exposure to heat, sunlight, and humidity". I'll wait until there's something a bit more definitive before I stop wearing sunscreen! ;-)
Philly_Phan wrote:
I don’t know. I didn’t read the rest of it because, with my medical issues, I can’t go to the beach.
I edited my post while you were posting. It's interesting but not something I'm going to worry about yet. I was, once upon a time, a redhead and I've still got the freckles to prove it. I worry a lot about skin cancer.
Have you read something that worries you?
Yes. Lots of articles saying it causes cancer.
Do you have a TV? Computer? Wireless keyboard? Mouse? Microwave oven? TPMS in your vehicle? Live in a town with cellular service? Cell phone? Cordless telephone?
RF radiation
I see your point, but the watch is directly on your skin almost 24/7
Thanks for the information. I do feel better about it.
I just read a report in JAMA that sunscreen enters the blood stream within a day.
I don’t know. I didn’t read the rest of it because, with my medical issues, I can’t go to the beach.
About the only thing I could suggest is to not use an Apple Watch. The irrational fear of a life threatening disease will greatly lessen the benefits of an Apple Watch.
Yes. Lots of articles saying it causes cancer.
They're wrong. Don't trust what you find with Google. Talk to your doctor.
I am concerned about getting cancer using my Apple Watch