The next time you carry your cell phone around, you may want to pay close attention to where you put it.
A 21-year-old Lancaster County woman was diagnosed with breast cancer, after carrying a cell phone around in her bra for six years.
Tiffany Frantz says she never would have thought that carrying a cell around in her bra would hurt her, after all, many of her friends were doing it.
Then one day, she found a lump in her breast.
“I'm feeling great,” Frantz told us, but about a year ago Tiffany Frantz of Lancaster County wasn't healthy. She found a lump in her left breast, the same place she put her cell phone. She carried it around in her bra.
“I actually started because a friend kept hers there, so I thought it was a good idea, it's the easiest place to access,” Frantz commented.
As weeks went by, the lump got bigger. So Tiffany went to the doctor.
“They did an ultra sound on my breast and found nothing. Couldn't tell what it was and then I had an MRI, they couldn't tell what it was and then a biopsy that came back as cancer,” Frantz explained.
“I'll never forget that day, the day of the diagnosis,” explained Tiffany’s mother, Traci Frantz. “And it's hard still as a mom because you never expect your 21-year-old to have breast cancer.”
In March, Tiffany had her left breast removed. But she's not the only one to get breast cancer after carrying a cell in a bra.
That's what has doctors sounding the alarm.
“I would never wear a cell phone immediately next to my body and I would advise all women not to do that,” breast surgeon Lisa Bailey advised.
The wireless industry denies there's a problem because there's not data to prove it. But doctors say that's because the link has never been studied.
Studied or not, this local mom says everyone can learn a lesson from her daughter's story.
“People are taking it more seriously now and it needs to be because there are tons of girls out there who do this and I don't think they're aware of the possible dangers,” Frantz cautioned.
Doctors recommend you read the fine print in your cell phone user manual. For example, the iPhone suggests you keep the phone about 5/8 of an inch away from any body part.
A 21-year-old Lancaster County woman was diagnosed with breast cancer, after carrying a cell phone around in her bra for six years.
Tiffany Frantz says she never would have thought that carrying a cell around in her bra would hurt her, after all, many of her friends were doing it.
Then one day, she found a lump in her breast.
“I'm feeling great,” Frantz told us, but about a year ago Tiffany Frantz of Lancaster County wasn't healthy. She found a lump in her left breast, the same place she put her cell phone. She carried it around in her bra.
“I actually started because a friend kept hers there, so I thought it was a good idea, it's the easiest place to access,” Frantz commented.
As weeks went by, the lump got bigger. So Tiffany went to the doctor.
“They did an ultra sound on my breast and found nothing. Couldn't tell what it was and then I had an MRI, they couldn't tell what it was and then a biopsy that came back as cancer,” Frantz explained.
“I'll never forget that day, the day of the diagnosis,” explained Tiffany’s mother, Traci Frantz. “And it's hard still as a mom because you never expect your 21-year-old to have breast cancer.”
In March, Tiffany had her left breast removed. But she's not the only one to get breast cancer after carrying a cell in a bra.
That's what has doctors sounding the alarm.
“I would never wear a cell phone immediately next to my body and I would advise all women not to do that,” breast surgeon Lisa Bailey advised.
The wireless industry denies there's a problem because there's not data to prove it. But doctors say that's because the link has never been studied.
Studied or not, this local mom says everyone can learn a lesson from her daughter's story.
“People are taking it more seriously now and it needs to be because there are tons of girls out there who do this and I don't think they're aware of the possible dangers,” Frantz cautioned.
Doctors recommend you read the fine print in your cell phone user manual. For example, the iPhone suggests you keep the phone about 5/8 of an inch away from any body part.