Cellphones cause cancer - Indians possibly at higher risk

I know that this is really old information. Everyone is now aware (I hope) that cellphones cause cance. But here are some more details about this that I gleaned from an indiadaily news item.

Normal cell phones used in the developed and developing world work on the basis of electromagnetic radiations that include something called microwave. Microwave technologies are used in your home microwave and for satellite communications. But microwave is dangerous because it causes cancer. Many studies show that cell phone users are subjected to cancer causing microwave. You can also be subjected to microwave if you are within 800 feet of the cell phone towers. And in all countries including India, cell phone providers are disguising cell phone tower and microcells all over the populated areas. They are also secretly putting relay mechanisms in different areas of the populated areas. These can also cause cancer. The wireless headphones cannot stop radiation. Some of the symptoms people can have include fatigue, shortness of breath, dizziness and so on. Among children, it is found that cell phone using children receiving electromagnetic radiation can reduce the learning ability.




The cell phone industry in any country does not agree with this perception at all. India is worst affected. Because, lack of land based phone lines gave India a jumpstart in cell phones.





Every Indian will have a cell phone and be mobile in the next two tears. Country sides that never had land based phone lines, are have satellite based cell phone communication centers in villages that provide cell phones to all in remote villages. As a result, India suspects that the cancer rates among Indians can go through the roof if no actions are taken. Cell phones that send and receive pictures are worse because they need more power. By 2010, the world will have 2 Billion cell phone users in the world.



The older portable phones are safer that work with continuous RF technologies. The newer digital gigahertz based portable phones are worse than cell phones. Again India is badly affected because these newer phones are what are being used in India.

Pregnant women's Mobile Phone usage Has same effect as Alcohol or Tobacco for fetus

When pregnant women use cellphones they are affecting their unborn babies very much. This adverse effect is very similar to what might happen to the fetuses if the pregnant ladies smoked or drank alcohol.

UCLA and Aarhus university (Denmark) came together to do this research and the findings were published in UK's Daily Mail newspaper.

"Children who were exposed to cell phones before and/or after birth tended to have higher prevalence of emotional symptoms, behavioral problems, inattention, hyperactivity and problems with peers."

Note that the cellphone usage of women seemed to affect young children (post-natal) as well not just fetuses.

Cellphone radiation may increase cell division

Preliminary research seems to indicate that cellphone radiation (mobile phone emissions) may be causing a rapid increase in cell division. This is clearly indicative of the mobilephone's cancer-causing  ability.

This finding came about after Dr. David de Pomerai at the Univ. of Nottingham and his team worked on microwaves using tiny nematode worms.

We realize that these are initial findings and there is no proof yet of induced increased cell division (per se) caused by cellphone radiation. However we are more concerned with the cellphone's  tumor causing effect rather than its ability to increase mere cell-division. And from that stand point, this finding is a small addition to the overwhelming evidence that suggests that cellphones DO cause brain tumours. Make no mistake about that.

Late night Cellphone Calls Will Affect Sleep

Research shows that late night calls on a mobile phone affects the non-REM(Rapid Eye Movement) sleep.

The impact of a late night call may last upto 50 minutes of your sleep.

Alexander Borbély, Peter Achermann and their colleagues attempted to simulate real-life exposure as part of this research. These Swiss researchers at the University of Zurich said that "This study demonstrates that a short exposure to [electromagnetic fields] emitted by mobile phones has an effect on brain physiology"

Because of the radiation from the cellphone, the brain showed an increased activity during this deep non-REM sleep.

The long-term efffects of such impact on the sleep patterns of people is yet to be established. But if you like a good night's sleep, you should avoid making or receiving late night calls on your mobile.

Mobile Phones Riskier for Children and Teenagers

Children, since they are still growing, are more susceptible to the harmful radiation that emanates from cellphones.

This conclusion was drawn after one of the most relevant study led by Professor Lennart Hardell of the University Hospital in Orebro, Sweden. Prof. Hardell told the conference that:

"people who started mobile phone use before the age of 20 had more than five-fold increase in glioma (a cancer of the glial cells that support the central nervous system.)"

The extra risk to young people of being affected from using the cordless phone found in many homes was almost as great, at more than four times higher.  

Younger people are also prone to getting acoustic neuromas because of mobile phone usage.

 

10 minutes' Talk on the Cellphone can cause Cancer

Sorry to sound so alarming. But that is what professr Rony Seger says. His research at the Weizmann institute has concluded that spending even 10 minutes using your mobile phone could be cause for concern from a brain tumour standpoint.

Bottomline is this: The lesser you speak on the cellphone, the better.

Cellphones cause restlessness, anxiety and stress

According to a study presented at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, teenagers who use their cell phones excessively are more prone to disrupted sleep, restlessness, stress and fatigue.

Chidren not to be exposed to cellphones

Post-Natal Exposure to Cellphone radiation:

A study of more than 13,000 children found that pre- or post-natal exposure to cell-phone radiation was associated with behavioral issues such as emotional and hyperactivity problems.

I would think that the recommendation is that mothers of young children should not use cellphones.

Cellphone to be avoided during pregnancy

Here's another link to the news coverage:

http://www.seventhgeneration.com/learn/blog/pregnant-put-your-cell-phone-use-hold

Mobile phone hazardous for pregnant ladies

We have seen many a research that seems to indicate that link cellphones usage to cancer. But definitive evidence and hence action against using cellphones was missing.

The mobile phone, with its ubiquity and seeming inexpugnability, may now actually be on the run. It may not be easily discernable immediately but the signs are clear.

The states of California and Maine in the USA are now considering a treatment similar to cigarettes - which seems reasonable in one way considering that both cellphones and cigarettes cause cancer. They want cellphone companies to have warning labels on the cellphones - something like "Statutory Warning: Using Cellphones may cause neurological problems or brain cancer." Ms. Andrea Boland, State Rep in the state of Maine said that "cellphones increased the risk of brain cancer when help at the ear."

But the most shocking news was released a few days ago. A large scale research has now conclusively proved that it is dangerous for pregnant ladies to use mobile phones.

See the details here:

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/warning-using-a-mobile-phone-while-pregnant-can-seriously-damage-your-baby-830352.html

This news received widespread media coverage both in India and abroad. Even Tamil news outlets gave coverage to this - you can read the article here:

http://tamil.webdunia.com/miscellaneous/health/articles/0812/18/1081218074_1.htm

An important thing that this article said was this:
"Using a mobile or cell phone two to three times a day was enough to raise the risk of behavioral problems in children."

That means that even using the cellphone 2 or 3 times a day is bad for the baby. So pregnant ladies should not use mobile phones at all.

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