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Mobile Phones Increase Brain Tumor Risk to Young Children
The London Times -- January 15, 2005 A new British Study not publicized in the USA press shows children's brain tumor and cancer rates rise spectacularly when exposed to cell phone radiation
London -- CHILDREN under the age of eight should not use mobile phones, parents were advised last night after an authoritative report linked heavy use to ear and brain tumours and concluded that the risks had been underestimated by most scientists.
Professor Sir William Stewart, chairman of the National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB), said that evidence of potentially harmful effects had become more persuasive over the past five years.
In his report, Mobile Phones and Health, Sir William said that four studies have caused concern. One ten-year study in Sweden suggests that heavy mobile users are more prone to non-malignant tumours in the ear and brain while a Dutch study had suggested changes in cognitive function. A German study has hinted at an increase in cancer around base stations, while a project supported by the EU had shown evidence of cell damage from fields typical of those of mobile phones.
“All of these studies have yet to be replicated and are of varying quality but we can’t dismiss them out of hand,” Sir William said. If there was a health risk — which remained unproven — it would have a greater effect on the young than on older people, he added.
HEALTH RISK
Acoustic neuromas are benign tumours of the acoustic nerve A study in Sweden has shown that they are twice as common in mobile phone users They were also four times as common on the side of the head where the phone was held Acoustic neuromas occur in 100,000 people a year and can cause deafness They can be treated by surgery. In most cases the patient’s hearing is saved Brain tumours affect about 4,700 new patients a year in Britain They are becoming more common — the UK Brain Tumour Society says that incidence has increased by 45 per cent in 30 years The causes of primary brain tumours are unknown, so it is hard to identify specific risk factors
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when i was at UCR, there was a scientist that had done a lot of research into this using neural tissue cultures... the rumors were that the results were not good and they promoted him, but didn't allow him to publish...
consider using an extension mic and earplug...
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