Sheryl Crow is 50 years old, y’all, and her bod is fantastic, isn’t it? I know I said the same thing last time I wrote about her, but damn. Girl looks good. Sheryl appeared on Katie Couric’s new talk show on Monday, and several topics came up. First up on the agenda were some more details on Sheryl’s benign brain tumor that she revealed a few months ago as a source of memory loss (she was forgetting some of her lyrics during live shows). Sheryl now suspects that her heavy cell phone usage caused her tumor, which is a tricky subject that we’ll discuss below. Oh, and she also talks a bit about her ex-fiancé, Lance Armstrong, and her reaction to how he was stripped of his Tour de France titles (all seven of them) after a doping investigation. Sheryl handles that very sensitive topic quite well — especially considering there’s a lot of history between her and Lance. Here are some excerpts:
Her tumor may have been caused cell usage: “There are no doctors that will confirm that. [But] I do have the theory that it’s possible that it’s related to that. I [used to spend] hours on the old archaic cell phones.” Crow, who says the tumor is in a part of her brain near where she often held her phone, says she started to suspect something was wrong when she began spacing out on stage, forgetting lyrics and generally feeling “mushy.”
On her fear: “I [was] worried I had an early [onset] Alzheimer’s,” she confesses. In the end, Crow says the non-cancerous tumor is “nothing I have to worry about,” but, for the breast cancer survivor finding out she had a tumor was “definitely a sobering moment.”
On Lance Armstrong: “He’s someone that I really care about. I know how hard he worked to win those titles, and you know, it was hard to watch. I felt bad. I felt bad for him, I felt bad for his family and I kinda felt like the rest of America. He is a hero that we watched and looked up to and admire. He probably [got] tired of the whole fight. He is probably tired of all the scrutiny, I imagine.”
[From People and Hollywood Life]
It sounds like Sheryl is firmly in the camp that doesn’t believe Lance was doping to enhance his performance. She evidently still has a lot of goodwill towards him and her loyalty shows through her words.
As for the cell phone link to brain tumors (benign or otherwise), that’s such scary business. I guess Sheryl’s talking about those giant “archaic” cell phones that were around in the 1990s, but just last year, the World Health Organization listed cellular devices “in the same ‘carcinogenic hazard’ category as lead, engine exhaust and chloroform.” That is, WHO has found evidence to link cell use to a few different types of brain cancer, which makes me grateful that my iPhone 4 microphone keeps breaking and forcing me to use speaker mode only. Small blessings, folks.
Photos courtesy of WENN
She is completely entitled to her opinion, but I have to say that I hope she keeps it that way. I hope she doesn’t go the Jenny McCarthy route and try to push a medical agenda on us just because she’s a celebrity.
Exactly – it is irresponsible to say things like this unless one is using concrete evidence to support these claims.
oh B.S.! If you think holding a phone to your head (and studies have proved that a cell phone emits low doses of radiation), if you think that won’t cause cancer in some people then you obviously work for a cell phone company.
^^ Word. +1
Wow. Brain tumor and breast cancer? Her brain tumor caused by cell phones and her breast cancer was caused by drinking out of plastic water bottles. (Really – she blamed water bottles). Smoker, tragic family history and she is blaming man made products and technology. May be time for her to stop believing in the woo-woo and blame her own biology.
You might want to send a telegram to WHO while you’re at it. Because we sure don’t want them to go the Jenny McCarthy route either. I mean, what do scientists know anyway?
Here goes, just my opinion.
My Dad recently died from cancer.
Origin of main tumor was right kidney (where he carried his cell phone on his belt)
Secondary tumor was left temporal lobe (where he held phone while talking and driving)
Believe it folks. Cell phones are big business and our Government is not about to blow the whistle on this huge revenue producing income within the failing economy.
I’m sorry to hear about your father 🙁
That’s so scary. Even scarier that the WHO confirms this information, but we never hear about it. So, um…what is to be done? Do we just not use cell phones? Do cell phone companies improve cell phone designs so they are not as harmful?
Very sorry to hear about your father.
I remember reading a study where they measured the thigh density of young men who carried cell phones around regularly. Turned out the side the phone was clipped on had markedly thinner bones than the other.
Also a guy I work with is from Jordan, and he said the government there has been telling men not to carry cell phones because it causes fertility problems, apparently, and they’re trying to encourage people to have more babies.
I don’t doubt there is a strong correlation to cancer.
Yep. I have always held the belief that these companies pay off the govt and health-oriented lobbyists who would typically be pushing this info and policies related to it..but thes phone companies have so much money and therefore power, it’s not happening any time soon.
I’m really sorry about your dad. However, kidney cancer usually sends metastasis to brain first. Normal progression, not cell phone. In all my years in Oncology I have not seen any sort of kidney cancer from cell phones. Your kidneys are buried deep within your body toward your back, well shielded from anything a cell phone would produce and it is a fairly rare cancer.
If that were true half the people in LA would have renal cancer.
Debra, I’m so sorry about your dad and I totally believe you. The cases of tumors in the same location as where we hold our cell phones is not just a coincidence. Years from now this will be common knowledge (like cigarettes) and we will all use headsets.
It is possible that cell phones caused the tumor. There have been reports over the years that they do cause tumors and cancer. But a lot of people are dismissing Sheryl as a crackpot.
it’s possible, my brother says that the waves of mobile phones are practically the same that those of a microwave oven where from the interest of earphones
@ French :
Not to be rude but who is your brother that I should listen to what he says? If he’s from the WHO, fine. If he doesn’t have any scientific or medical background, not so fine. Just asking really.
he has a PHD in applied mathematics, his speciality the waves, I would not allow to say this kind of thing if he has no diploma
@ Elizabeth, you put your faith in WHO?? That would be your first mistake.
There’s also the fact that she smoked for years (which increases cancer risks overall, not just in the lungs/mouth/throat), has a family history of cancer, and as a breast cancer survivor is at a higher risk as well. Yes the cell phone may play a part, but there are also a lot of other family, personal health, and environmental factors for her as well.
i agree with this. my father died of a brain tumor and he never talked on a cell phone in his life. but he did smoke heavily. i think we all like to blame one thing for our illnesses (“i’m fat because of my genes” or whatever) but illness is rarely caused by just one thing. having said that, i think cell phones are not healthy and should be on speaker whenever possible.
i’m glad sheryl recovered, but i really wish she would eat something. she is very stringy looking, and too tan.
They have known for a long time that cell phones were dangerous. That is why your children should NOT have cell phones anywhere near there bodies. There are so many things that we won’t know about until its too late because please understand that big business trumps everything, especially in an overpopulated world where people are very expendable. If you care about these things, do your own research and don’t wait for the government to warn you about dangerous things.
On a separate note, Armstrong has yet to be actually stripped of his titles. UCI is still waiting for the USADA evidence (and will decide whether to appeal to CAS or strip him of the titles) Officially he’s still on the record books.
http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/09/news/uci-waiting-for-armstrong-file-to-rule-on-usada-sanction_237798
BTW, they are now going after riders that allegedly got a deal from USADA to testify
http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/09/news/uci-suddenly-develops-interest-in-garmin-trio-after-jonathan-vaughters-online-revelations_237857
This may be real. I know one guy who worked for Bell for his whole life. They used the cell phones that weighed two pounds constantly. He developed a brain tumor in his late forties and died from it. His wife swears it was from the unit he used daily. I guess we’ll have to wait a few years to see how many of today’s teens develop brain cancer and if they do, at what age. Texting may be a life saver (but definitely not while DRIVING). I have a sister-in-law who drives me crazy using a speaker phone on all phones, but she’s also a complete organic, health freak.
Sorry for those of you whose lives have been touched by cancer, but the plural of ‘anecdote’ is not ‘data.’ WHO did not do any independent studies, and only consider it a ‘possible risk’ along with those scary things Bedhead listed as well as pickles and coffee. Read more about it here: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/31/cellphone-radiation-may-cause-cancer-advisory-panel-says/
Thank you for this dose of rationality. No one seems to be worried about their coffee consumption levels!
Oh my. There are MANY brain tumors you can get. Kids get them quite a bit. Astrocytoma, gliomas, it is not a cell phone on a 3 year old child. Brain and other cancers have been occurring for longer than cell phones. The majority of brain tumors that are cancerous are mets. Others occur randomly. Cancerous primary brain tumors mostly occur in the fairly young. As do other types of cancer, neuroblastoma, retinoblastoma, osteosarcoma. It’s not ALL environmental.
You ought to be more concerned with what you are putting into your body and general wellness, smoking, drinking, etc. There are things far more carcinogenic that a cell phone. Nothing has been proven. I wouldn’t want to live under a huge electrical tower personally, but I will use my cell phone.
Also, I’d tend to believe a physician/Oncolgy professional more so than someone who studies wavelengths. Microwave ovens don’t account for cancer deaths either.
Eat shitty and smoke or dip, you’ll have a better chance of getting a cancer. Or sit in the sun all day. There are FAR more pressing worries than cell phone usage.
But thanks Sheryl Crow for your amazing Oncology knowledge. Sorry, she is a destestable human being. Good to know she finally took a shower in her top pics, though.
I kind of think the cancer link to cell phones may be a reality. My friend’s 19 year old daughter became extremely fatigued with a headache for a few days early last October, completely out of the blue and with no history of being ill in any way. They found out she had a malignant brain tumor. 2 weeks later she was dead.
I’ve always wondered if Sheryl was also on “the juice” or hgh, etc… She got SUPER cut when she was with Lance. Now she’s thin, but certainly not overly buff.
Actually Bedhead, I know you’re just quoting, but it might be fair to edit this to be a tad more objective. Maybe just include the pickles and coffee mention along with ‘lead, engine exhaust and chloroform’ and possibly mention WHO was only examining previous studies of radio frequencies without conducting an independent study.
She looks really good except in the vertical patterned dress. Watch out everyone, the mother ship is landing.
I’ve started to have heavy headaches since I installed a wi-fi connection in my home (I work 8 hours a day in front of my computer). I wonder if it has anything to do with that.
Wow, she looks fantastic!
this is america, we don’t let some piddly-squat nonsense like people’s health get in the way of good business.
on another note, geez, she looks friggin amazing for a 50 year old. we should all look that well put together at that point in life.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNNSztN7wJc
Yes anecdotal evidence is not a study, but even anecdotes are compelling.
The cell phone thing is true! I’m a good guinea pig for these kinds of things cause I’m a very sensitive person, and whenever I use a cell phone, my ear starts to burn within a minute. After 2 minutes, the whole side of my head starts to burn. It’s the radiation for sure. I don’t use them at all now, except for a few seconds on the louspeaker mode. The medical authorities don’t usually come out with real ‘findings’ until its 20 years too late. Think of Vioxx, or thalidomide. They were all touted as safe for years.
Maybe the burning is your skin’s allergic reaction to the plastic or some other substance of the phone.
Are you unable to stand in sunlight for longer than a minute? That’s radiation, as well.
Thalidomide is still used today. It’s a treatment for plasma cell cancer. But it is no longer given to pregnant women as it is a teratogen and can harm a developing fetus.
She does look great, best of luck to her with her health issues.
Notice she mentioned archaic cell phones.
We all know that there are many ways to get cancer but that doesn’t mean cellphones aren’t one of them right now there is research being done testing the relationships between cellphones and cellular use and I predict that we will soon see many more published research regarding the effects of cell phones on health sadly that probably won’t happen until more people are unintentionally harmed. oh and I even even heard the warnings against cellphones from chemists (we were studying waves in class) AND oncologists.