Cell phone increases risk of brain tumor

Study: 290% Increased Risk of Brain Tumor After 10 Years of Cellphone Use
http://naturalsociety.com/290-increased-risk-of-brain-tumor-10-years-cellphone-use/ Anthony Gucciardi
NaturalSociety
September 6, 2012


How long have you been using your cellphone? Using a mobile device for any length of time is damaging to some degree, but new research is shedding light on just how significant of an influence extended cellphone use has on the brain. In a newly-released study conducted at the Örebro Hospita in Sweden, it was revealed that 10 years of cellphone use resulted in an average 290% increased risk of brain tumor development. Interestingly, the tumor development was found on the side of the head in which the cellphone was most used.


It’s important to understand that cellphone use has gone up significantly since 10 years ago, meaning that more recent results may show an even higher risk. Statistically, the average person in Britain and many other developed nations will soon have about 2 cellphones each. With the increased number of cellphones on the citizens of the world comes something known as **second-hand cellphone use**. Just as with smoking, sitting in a bus, airplane, or train will expose you to upwards of several hundred cellphones at one time.


Another key factor is that 10 years ago far less young children were using cellphones –a select few having them as **emergency** contact devices. Now, it*s not uncommon to see children under 10 chatting or texting on their cellphone throughout the day. It is a well known fact that developing children are more affected by cellphone radiation, with behavioral disorders known to develop from cellphone use at an early age. It is also known that cellphone radiation is actually changing the brain in ways that are not currently understood.


In other words, the large-scale global use of cellphones is essentially a massive biological experiment. The true long-term effects will only be absolutely known when they occur. Following the research, this will likely be a historical spike in brain tumor development and damage.


As you certainly know, the best way of protecting yourself from cellphone radiation is to simply not use it. When turning the phone off, it reduces the emission rate close to zero.

Hali-L wrote:great post.


Just to mention the modems that most of us have in our homes emit high levels of rf radiation, which is why I always turn of the wi-fi in my home when I'm not using it. this is a powerful form of electromagnetic rad, even if you read the health & safety manual supplied with most routers... it will advise you not to be within 20 cm of it, for fear of close exposure or penetration. wi-fi is everwhere, colleges, cafes, shops, homes. Since our exposure to all these sources is only in recent years.. we really dont know what damage is being done in the long run. Our bodies are absorbing this radiation constantly . . best to limit exposure as much as we can.

btw agree totally with the recommendations to limit exposure.

To arrive at their findings, researchers collected semen samples from 32 men and divided each man's sample into two parts. They placed half of the semen samples 2.5 centimeters away from a 850 MHz frequency cell phone in talk mode for one hour. Most cell phones used in the U.S. are 850-900 MHz. They chose this distance because it is the typical distance between the testes and the trouser pockets.

Previous research from the same group showed that radiofrequency electromagnetic waves emitted from cell phones can impair sperm quality, and the new study shows why this may occur. Semen exposed to radiofrequency electromagnetic waves emitted from cell phones had higher levels of damaging free radicals, lower sperm motility (the ability of the sperm to move and swim) and sperm viability (the percentage of live sperm), and possibly greater oxidative stress, the study shows. There were no significant differences in DNA damage between the exposed and unexposed groups.

sanderson wrote:
do you have a source on the radiation and the modem becasue i sit next to my wifi modem literally everyday?