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Some Interesting Facts about Cell Phones
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Cell Phone Cancer?
Reporting in the International Archives of Occupational and Environmental
Health, the researchers at the Swedish National Institute for Working Life found
that the risk of developing a malignant tumor was directly linked to what they
called heavy cell phone usage.
The
study monitored the cell phone usage habits of about 2,200 cancer patients and
compared them to an equal number of healthy controls. Among the cancer patients
aged 20 and 80, about 905 had a malignant tumor and almost a tenth of them
reported extensive use of their mobile phones.
"Of these 905 cases, 85 were
so-called high users of mobile phones, that is they began early to use mobile
and/or wireless telephones and used them a lot," said a statement issued by the
authors. "The study also shows that the rise in risk is noticeable for tumors on
the side of the head where the phone was said to be used." Heavy usage was
defined as "2,000 cumulative hours worth of calls."
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What can I use to
protect myself from cell phone cancer and EMF radiation
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Cell Phone Cancer - The new study contradicts the
report released by the Dutch Health Council last year, which said that cell
phone usage was not associated with the risk of malignant brain tumors. That
report had also said that there was no evidence to indicate that radiation
emitted by cell phones was in any way different from that released by
transmission towers and televisions. Another study by British researchers
published in January had found no link between heavy usage and tumors.
Kjell Mild, the lead researcher of the current study, said that these figures
needed to be seriously considered, "The way to get the cell phone cancer
risk risk down is to use
hands-free," he was quoted as telling Reuters. He added that this study was the
biggest to date to analyze the effects of long-term usage of wireless phones.
Author : Ryan Jones
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