"keep the phone 5/8" away from your body" they are talking about don't keep it in your pocket. Brief exposure next to your head while talking should not be a

"keep the phone 5/8" away from your body" they are talking about don't keep it in your pocket. Brief exposure next to your head while talking should not be a big problem. Actually I am very much concerned about mobile phone radiation, but I do think it's not actually going to cause cancer with modern handsets. The old analog phones were a different story. Don't talk on it too long!