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15 Reasons Why Cell Phones Cause Brain Tumors
For years I’ve been reading that (a) cellphones cause brain tumors, and (b) cellphones don’t cause brain tumors.
Every six months or so, it seems there is a new study on this topic that contradicts the previous one.
Turns out there is a reason—with a couple notable exceptions the studies that conclude cell phone do not cause brain tumors were funded by Telecom companies—whereas, you might have guessed it, the studies concluding they do cause tumors are independent.
A scientific analysis of this situation, spurred on by yet another industry study—the massive, multilple-country “Interphone Study” has me convinced there is a very serious problem that needs immediate attention.
If we keep on wishful thinking things are going to be OK we are going to wake up 10 years from now with a epidemic of brain cancer. There won't be enough neurologists to go around.
The paper, titled, “Cellphones and Brain Tumors, 15 Reasons for Concern: Science, Spin and the Truth Behind Interphone,” was written and edited by a group of very smart professionals, experts in subjects like bioelectromagnetics, biosciences and radiation research.
But, you don't have to take my word.
You can see for yourself by downloading the complete report from my website, view link Just look in the upper right corner of my homepage under “Downloadable Posters.” Click here and you'll get the actual report, all 44 pages of it, as a PDF file.
Meanwhile, here are the 15 Reasons:
1. Industry’s own research showed cellphones caused brain tumors. A $25 million industry study in 1999 found “a statistically significant doubling of brain cancer risk.”
2. Subsequent industry-funded research (2000-2002) also shows an elevated risk of brain tumors.
3. The Interphone studies, published to date, consistently show use of a cellphone for less than 10 years “protects” the user from a brain tumor. This proves beyond a doubt the Interphone study is “riddle with design flaws that underestimate the risk of brain tumors.” Perhaps for this reason, the final findings of the Interphone studies have be delayed now for over four years.
4. Independent research shows there is a risk of brain tumors from cellphone use.
5. Despite the “protective skewing” of the results of Interphone studies released so far, significant risk for brain tumors from cellphone use was still found.
6. Studies independent of industry findings show what would be expected if wireless phones cause brain tumors. For example, the higher the cumulated hours of wireless phone use, the higher risk; the higher the number of years since first use, the higher the risk; and etc.
7. The danger of brain tumors from cellphone use is highest in children, and the younger the child, the higher the risk.
8. There have been numerous governmental warnings about children’s use of cellphones.
9. Current “exposure limits” for cellphones are based only on the danger from heating.
10. An overwhelming majority of the European Parliament has voted for a set of changes based on “health concerns associated with electromagnetic fields.”
11. Cellphone radiation damages DNA, an undisputed cause of cancer.
12. Cellphone radiation has been shown to cause the blood-brain barrier to leak.
13. Cellphone user manuals warn customers to keep the cellphone away from the body even when it is not in use.
14. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) scary warning for cordless phones.
15. Male fertility is damaged by cellphone radiation.
Every six months or so, it seems there is a new study on this topic that contradicts the previous one.
Turns out there is a reason—with a couple notable exceptions the studies that conclude cell phone do not cause brain tumors were funded by Telecom companies—whereas, you might have guessed it, the studies concluding they do cause tumors are independent.
A scientific analysis of this situation, spurred on by yet another industry study—the massive, multilple-country “Interphone Study” has me convinced there is a very serious problem that needs immediate attention.
If we keep on wishful thinking things are going to be OK we are going to wake up 10 years from now with a epidemic of brain cancer. There won't be enough neurologists to go around.
The paper, titled, “Cellphones and Brain Tumors, 15 Reasons for Concern: Science, Spin and the Truth Behind Interphone,” was written and edited by a group of very smart professionals, experts in subjects like bioelectromagnetics, biosciences and radiation research.
But, you don't have to take my word.
You can see for yourself by downloading the complete report from my website, view link Just look in the upper right corner of my homepage under “Downloadable Posters.” Click here and you'll get the actual report, all 44 pages of it, as a PDF file.
Meanwhile, here are the 15 Reasons:
1. Industry’s own research showed cellphones caused brain tumors. A $25 million industry study in 1999 found “a statistically significant doubling of brain cancer risk.”
2. Subsequent industry-funded research (2000-2002) also shows an elevated risk of brain tumors.
3. The Interphone studies, published to date, consistently show use of a cellphone for less than 10 years “protects” the user from a brain tumor. This proves beyond a doubt the Interphone study is “riddle with design flaws that underestimate the risk of brain tumors.” Perhaps for this reason, the final findings of the Interphone studies have be delayed now for over four years.
4. Independent research shows there is a risk of brain tumors from cellphone use.
5. Despite the “protective skewing” of the results of Interphone studies released so far, significant risk for brain tumors from cellphone use was still found.
6. Studies independent of industry findings show what would be expected if wireless phones cause brain tumors. For example, the higher the cumulated hours of wireless phone use, the higher risk; the higher the number of years since first use, the higher the risk; and etc.
7. The danger of brain tumors from cellphone use is highest in children, and the younger the child, the higher the risk.
8. There have been numerous governmental warnings about children’s use of cellphones.
9. Current “exposure limits” for cellphones are based only on the danger from heating.
10. An overwhelming majority of the European Parliament has voted for a set of changes based on “health concerns associated with electromagnetic fields.”
11. Cellphone radiation damages DNA, an undisputed cause of cancer.
12. Cellphone radiation has been shown to cause the blood-brain barrier to leak.
13. Cellphone user manuals warn customers to keep the cellphone away from the body even when it is not in use.
14. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) scary warning for cordless phones.
15. Male fertility is damaged by cellphone radiation.
