Laptops and breast cancer risk

I have often thought about that to lisa, scary isnt it!

Hope not since I am sitting here with my laptop on my lap.

As far as I know the radiation emitted from these types of low energy radio waves are non-ionizing......unlike the stuff they zapped us with.

But they do emit thermal heat...so the blokes have to keep an eye out for their buddies down stairs. Apparently they can cause infertility in men. 

Victoria

Lisa, when I bought my laptop sometime in 2009, I had enquired  from  the company about the  effects as I was so scared  but  they said there  is no risk. I never used the laptop on my lap but always using  a mall stand  on the bed and used it.

A link between electomagnetic radiation and risks to health isn't well established.  Even electric blankets have drawn some concern and may increase the risk of miscarriages.  Fortunately the level of electromagnetic fields drops off rapidly with distance.  Some sort of spacer between you and the laptop would reduce the exposure significantly.  A pillow or bed serving tray?

Ummm, I believe she mentioned her ovaries, not her breasts and if your statement is true regarding testicles then I think it can hold true for ovaries as well.

sdstarfish, I'm sitting next to my husband who also has his laptop. My laptop is just as close to my ovaries as his is to his testicles so you could be right!

Does anyone have any research references, either for or against, any laptop-breast cancer (or ovarian or other cancer) connection?  Other than the posture-related and repetitive movement-related risks (but not cancer) Sandilee mentions, I'm not able to find  much to suggest any risk beyond typical background radiation.

Here's a good resource on Radiation Exposure and Cancer

I had a feeling it wasn't a good idea when I saw my daughter sitting on the couch with her laptop on her lap!  I told her to have it on a table and never have it on her lap due to damage it might cause to her ovaries/eggs, etc. 

Fighter, I hear you... since my cancer dx I find myself less concerned about & interested in technology.  When I became aware of that I was suprised: a few years ago I loved all the new things coming down the pike!  Now I find that I'm just not that interested... my priorities have shifted.  I've never been glued to the phone and now that I only have a cell phone, I'm still not glued to it.  People get frustrated with me because they call and I don't hear it (I'm upstairs and it's down, or v. v., or some variation thereof) but my phone is for MY convenience, not theirs.  Like you said, that's what voicemail is for!  If I'm expecting a call or something important (or when my mother was ill/dying), that's a different matter, but most of the time I don't hesitate to even turn the ringer off.  I'm not concerned about the health effects of various gadgets (still waiting on some definitive research) but I just fine I'm more interested in other, less tech-oriented things.  Life is too short.

Laptops or something similar are really convenient when traveling but if it weren't for that, I'd be desk-top all the way now.

All that said, I find e-readers tempting but I'm a long ways from actually buying one.

My naturopath tells me that the "blue light" from laptops (and computers in general, the TV) interferes with melatonin levels, and thus, it's not a good idea to have "screen time" within the few hours before bedtime.  Low melatonin = increased breast cancer risk.

You might want to get a Defenderpad. Its a laptop radiation shield that completely blocks all forms of radiation from laptops. It also blocks heat if your laptop gets hot.