|
Mobile Phone Use Increases
Risk of
Acoustic Neuroma Brain Cancer and Doubles
Risk of Glioma (Brain Tumors)
Cell Tower
Life Bluetube Headsets
Cell Phone Towers Health Effects
EM Field Meter
Cell Phone Sensitivity
July 28, 2011
Radiation from cell phones can possibly cause cancer,
according to the World Health Organization. A team of 31
scientists from 14 countries, including the United States,
made the decision at the WHO’s International Agency for
Research on Cancer (IARC). Using peer-reviewed studies on
cell phone safety, they concluded that a review of all the
available scientific evidence suggested cell phone use
should be classified as “possibly carcinogenic to humans.”
The classification puts mobile phone use in the same
carcinogenic hazard category as lead, engine exhaust and
chloroform. Results from the largest international study on
cell phones and cancer was released in 2010. It showed
participants in the study who used a cell phone for 10 years
or more had doubled the rate of brain glioma, a type of
tumor.
The studies found evidence of increase in glioma and
acoustic neuroma brain cancer for mobile phone users, but
have not been able to draw conclusions for other types of
cancers. Because many cancers are not detectable until many
years after the interactions that led to the tumour, and
since mobile phones were not widely used until the early
1990s, epidemiological studies now can only assess cancers
that become evident within shorter time periods.
Furthermore, to date there have been no long-term studies on
the effects of cell phone usage among children. “Children’s
skulls and scalps are thinner. So the radiation can
penetrate deeper into the brain of children and young
adults. Their cells are at a dividing faster rate, so the
impact of radiation can be much larger.” said Black of
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
The type of radiation coming out of a cell phone is called
non-ionizing, similar to a very low-powered microwave oven.
The effects of microwave radiation are similar to how food
cooks in microwaves, essentially cooking the brain.
Electromagnetic radiation (EMR) that emits from cell phones
can interfere with the human biochamp, the total energy
produced in our metabolism. Our biochamp is a major
determinant of health and welfare as a whole. Increasing
levels of environmental EMR are starting to rival our
energy, producing an overall compromise of our body’s
physiological processes. Exposure to this EMR over time
could lead to the emergence of health problems such as
headaches, fatigue, hyperactivity, attention deficit
disorder (ADD), a decrease in immune responses, and
cognitive memory loss, since we hold cell phones next to the
memory temporal lobes. These effects are not seen
immediately but rather build slowly over time. Some people
are very sensitive to this type of radiation.
Here are some things you can do to minimize damage from your
exposure to cell phone electromagnetic radiation: Keep your
mobile device away from your head and body
Use headphones, a wired ear piece, or speakerphones when
possible (NOT blue tooth)! The further the phone is from the
body, the less radiation is absorbed. Use text instead of
talk as a way to keep the phone away from the face. And
never keep your phone in your pocket, close to your chest or
reproductive organs.
The Apple iPhone 4 safety manual says: “When using iPhone
near your body for voice calls or for wireless data
transmission over a cellular network, keep iPhone at least
15 millimeters (5/8 inch) away from the body.” BlackBerry
Bold advises users to “keep the BlackBerry device at least
0.98 inch (25 millimeters) from your body when the
BlackBerry device is transmitting.”
Avoid cell phone use when moving around and in areas of weak
signal
Cell phones emit the most radiation when they are attempting
to connect to cellular towers. A moving phone, or a phone in
an area with a weak signal, has to work harder, giving of
more radiation. Avoid using your cell phone in elevators,
buildings and rural areas.
Use a CDMA phone instead of GSM
CDMA phones (by Verizon and Sprint) are generally a bit
safer than GSM phones (by AT&T and T-Mobile), as they emit a
steady stream of medium range radiation, as opposed to the
pulsating radiation of the GSM class.
Bunbury, Victoria,
Ukraine Kiev
Mandurah, Victoria,
Ballarat, Victoria,
The Hague Netherlands
Austin Texas USA
Yugoslavia Belgrade
Palau, Koror,
Slovenia, Ljubljana,
Cotonou (de facto capital)
http://www.emfnews.org/store |
