Being constantly exposed to waves emitted by mobile phones would increase the risk of developing brain cancer and heart tumors. These are the final results of an independent US study, but…
For most of us, our phone never leaves us, day or night. However, being constantly exposed to the waves emitted by this object which has become indispensable increases the risk of developing brain cancer and cardiac tumours, according to the final results of an independent American study.
With a budget of 30 million dollars, it is the largest and most expensive experiment ever carried out on the subject. It concerns rats and mice exposed for more than 9 hours a day to intensities greater than 4 times the normal of 2G and 3G waves and its final results follow the provisional conclusions published last February. Only male rats are concerned but there is a signal according to the researchers and the link would be made by induced genetic anomalies
900 megahertz
3,000 rodents were tested. “We think the link between radiofrequency and tumors in male rats is very real,” said John Bucher, research director. Conversely, female rats did not develop tumors, but it is not unusual for cancer profiles to vary between sexes in both humans and animals.
Note, however, that the levels and durations of exposure to which the animals were subjected were much higher than what individuals usually undergo, and that they therefore cannot “be directly compared to the exposure of humans”, specifies John Bucher.
Moreover, the study, which was born during the Clinton administration, was carried out using old laptops from the 90s, emitting a frequency of 900 megahertz that no longer exists today. Research, which requires a lot of time to be credible, is struggling to keep up with the very rapid pace of new technologies.
Radiation nine hours a day
The rodents participating in the study were exposed to radiation nine hours a day for two years. The waves started before birth and continued until about age two. As a result, about 2-3% of irradiated male rats developed malignant gliomas, a fatal brain cancer. None of the control rats free of cell phone contact developed this type of cancer.
The study also found that about 5-7% of male rats exposed to the highest level of radiation developed heart tumors, which did not occur at all in the control group members.
Put as much distance as possible between the brain and the phone
In conclusion, it is true that the associations between tumors and mobile phones are weak, and the biases of this study are numerous. Nevertheless, by the very admission of the researchers involved in the study or its analysis, it is recommended to put as much distance as possible between the brain and the telephone when you use the telephone a lot. Using the speakerphone function or headphones for long calls would be a good thing, as would turning off your phone at night.
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