I have heard something about this. My parents have had a microwave oven since the early '70s. So, I have used a microwave for almost 30 years and I am (as with the rest of my family) in excellent health with no cancer.


>I've heard that, too. That's why places like WalMart have signs that microwaves are in use. This article was actually talking more about the dangers in eating miked food because it changes it at a molecular level and makes it carcinogenic.
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>>I beleive microwaves can interfere with the operation of cardiac pacemakers if the door is not shut properly. The holes in the "grid" in the door's window are supposed to be of a size that the microwaves can't go through, and if the door shuts/seals properly there is no danger.
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>>Since I am not an expert I don't guarantee that the above is an "exactly" correct explanation, but I think I'm close.