When the news that excessive cellphone use may cause brain cancer spread like wildfire across the globe, the United States public welcomed it without merely a shrug of the shoulder. The announcement, or rather the warning was given by the World Health Organization.

After the warning has been given, many vowed they will buy or use headsets to lessen the impact of radiation. More people, however, think that either the study is too vague or believe that cellphone use is inevitable and they are willing to take that risk.

31-year old New Yorker said that when she read about the warning she thought she could be in a lot of trouble as she has been using mobile phones since for more than seven years. John Gottani, a cellphone store manager, said that in his six years of selling cellphones, he has never heard anyone ask if cellphone use causes cancer. People are more concerned about the features and gadget specifications than whether or not the phone causes cancer.

More than a dozen published studies on cellphones and its relation to cancer were reviews by the International Agency for Research on Cancer before they classified it as “possibly carcinogenic”.  Other things in this category are engine exhaust, coffee, and night-shift work.

42-year old resident of San Francisco, Chuck Luter, said he does not intend to change his cellphone habits to follow the radiation warning. He said that there simply is no alternative to mobile phones and there are a lot of other things that can cause health hazards; he said he can let this one slide.