Cellphones Cause Brain Tumors
On the 25th August 2009 a new report was published voicing concerns about mobile phones, cordless phones, WiFi and brain tumors. The report was endorsed by Doctors, Scientists and Academics from 13 countries. If you want to download a copy of this report “Click here”
Major Points
Studies, independent of industry, consistently show there is a “significant” risk of brain tumors from cellphone use.
The electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure limits advocated by industry and used by governments are based on a false premise that a cellphone’s electromagnetic radiation has no biological effects except for heating.
There are thousands of studies showing biological effects from electromagnetic radiation at exposure levels far below where heating occurs (non-thermal effects). The BioInitiative Report provides extensive documentation of studies that show that there are non-thermal effects. If you want to take a look at this report. It can be found online at www.bioinitiative.org.
The 15 concerns are shown below. This 38 page report makes compelling reading making it clear that we should be all taking a much more precautionary approach to the issue.
Concern 1: Industry’s own research showed cellphones caused brain tumors.
Concern 2: Subsequent industry-funded research also showed that using a cellphone elevated the risk of brain tumors (2000-2002).
Concern 3: Interphone studies, published to date, consistently show use of a cellphone for less than 10 years protects the user from a brain tumor.
Concern 4: Independent research shows there is risk of brain tumors from cellphone use.
Concern 5: Despite the systemic-protective-skewing of all results in the Interphone studies, significant risk for brain tumors from cellphone use was still found.
Concern 6: Studies independent of industry funding show what would be expected if wireless phones cause brain tumors.
Concern 7: The danger of brain tumors from cellphone use is highest in children, and the younger a child is when he/she starts using a cellphone, the higher the risk.
Concern 8: There have been numerous governmental warnings about children’s use of cellphones.
Concern 9: Exposure limits for cellphones are based only on the danger from heating.
Concern 10: An overwhelming majority of the European Parliament has voted for a set of changes based on “health concerns associated with electromagnetic fields.”
Concern 11: Cellphone radiation damages DNA, an undisputed cause of cancer.
Concern 12: Cellphone radiation has been shown to cause the blood-brain barrier to leak.
Concern 13: Cellphone user manuals warn customers to keep the cellphone away from the body even when the cellphone is not in use.
Concern 14: Federal Communications Commission (FCC) warning for cordless phones.
Concern 15: Male fertility is damaged by cellphone radiation.
The use of mobile phones, cordless phones and WiFi provides us with convenient communication whilst on the move or at home. This report together with many others has raised concerns and questions that need urgent answers.
In April 2009 the European Parliament by a vote of 559 to 22 (8 abstentions) called for a set of changes which included “To review of the scientific basis and adequacy of the EMF [exposure] limits.”, and to consider “biological effects when accessing the potential health impacts of electromagnetic radiation” and for “research to address potential health problems by developing solutions that negate or reduce the pulsating and amplitude modulation” used in transmission.
The alarm bells have been ringing – why is everybody hiding their heads under a stone hoping the problem will just go away?