It’s happened to most of us, right? We are somewhere and we need both hands. No place to put our cell phone, but wait, the bra is the perfect place to stash it. It won’t move, we can hear it if it rings and feel it if it vibrates. But let’s take a closer look at this. The Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act requires items emitting radiation to be rated. Cell phones are in the same category as TVs, Microwaves, X-Rays and Mammography Equipment. WHAT?! Now, I’ve never held a TV or microwave to my breast. And mammograms are only for a few seconds. But what if you make it a habit of placing your cell phone in your bra….an intermittent source of radiation to the breast. No conclusive studies have shown that there is a direct correlation, but there are documented cases of very young women (late teens, early 20’s) getting breast cancer who have a history of carrying cell phones in their bra. So the choice is yours… you can wait for more studies to be done on this, or err on the side of caution and keep your cell phone somewhere else.
