In relation to this, on May 31, 2011, the World Health Organization (WHO)/International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) issued a report confirming that cell phones may truly cause cancer, categorizing radiofrequency electromagnetic fields as “possibly carcinogenic to humans” (Class 2B). This classification was partly a response to research identifying wireless telephones as contributors to brain cancer.

According to the press release:

“Dr Jonathan Samet (University of Southern California, USA), overall Chairman of the Working Group, indicated that “the evidence, while still accumulating, is strong enough to support a conclusion and the 2B classification. The conclusion means that there could be some risk, and therefore we need to keep a close watch for a link between cell phones and cancer risk.”

“Given the potential consequences for public health of this classification and findings,” said IARC Director Christopher Wild, “it is important that additional research be conducted into the long‐term, heavy use of mobile phones. Pending the availability of such information, it is important to take pragmatic measures to reduce exposure such as hands‐free devices or texting.”

Children are at Greatest Risk—Including While in Utero

Unfortunately, children and teens face greatest risk for both parotid gland tumors and brain tumors, due to the fact that their thinner skull bones are more susceptible to cell phone radiation. This radiation can penetrate all the way into their midbrain, where tumors are more fatal. Moreover, cells in children, including tumor cells, reproduce more quickly, which makes this age group more prone to aggressive cell growth. Plus, children also face a far greater lifetime exposure. Professor Lennart Hardell of Sweden claims that those who start using cell phones excessively as teenagers have 4-5 times more brain cancer as young adults.

The following image from the book Public Health SOS: The Shadow Side of the Wireless Revolution, clearly shows how radiation penetration differs in depth in children and adults.

It’s also recommended for pregnant women to stay away from cell phones as much as possible. In 2008, data analyzed from approximately 13,000 children showed that cell phone exposure while in the womb, and also during childhood, resulted in behavioral issues. The study found that using handsets just two or three times a day during pregnancy was enough to increase the risk of their babies being affected with hyperactivity disorders as well as difficulties with conduct, emotions, and relationships by the time they reached school age. This risk increases greatly if the children themselves used cell phones before the age of seven.

The study concluded that mothers who used mobile phones were 54% more likely to have children with behavioral difficulties. Later on, when the children themselves began using cell phones, they were:

• 80% more likely to suffer from behavioral difficulties
• 49% more prone to problems with conduct
• 35% more likely to be hyperactive
• 34% more likely to suffer from difficulties relating to their peers
• 25% more at risk from emotional problems

Experts Adamantly Claim Harmful Effects are Now Provable

Even experts in the area of the biological effects of electromagnetic frequencies (EMF) and wireless technologies consider that cell phones and related gadgets can undoubtedly cause not only cancer but contribute to a wide spectrum of other conditions, including depression, diabetes, heart irregularities and reduced fertility. Numerous mechanisms of damage showing how electromagnetic fields impact your cells and damages your DNA have been identified so far.

Dr. Martin Blank, PhD, one of the most qualified researchers of the cellular and molecular effects of electromagnetic fields in the U.S. in his informative speech at the November 18, 2010 Commonwealth Club of California program, “The Health Effects of Electromagnetic Fields,” co-sponsored by ElectromagneticHealth.org, explained why your DNA, with its ‘coil of coils’ structure, is especially susceptible to electromagnetic fields of all kinds.

The April 2011 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Biology, explains that DNA has the two structural characteristics of fractal antennas: electronic conduction, and self-symmetry.

It is these properties that cause greater reactivity of DNA to electromagnetic fields than other tissues. Dr. Blank is determined that this electromagnetic radiation is truly harmful and that its effects are of great concern.

An investigation into the range of known mechanisms of action, including DNA effects, was published in November 2010 in “Non-Thermal Effects and Mechanisms of Interaction Between Electromagnetic Fields and Living Matterx.” Besides, the mobile industry’s own research in the 13-country Interphone study showed a 40% higher risk of brain cancer from 1,640 or more hours of cell phone use, and 2007 independent Swedish research showed a 540% higher risk of brain cancer from more than 2,000 hours of cell phone use.

Top Tips for Cell Phone Safety

One should definitely keep in mind the magnitude and influence of the telecommunication industry as it is far greater than the pharmaceutical industry. For one thing, they’re implementing many tactics, such as discrediting researchers who publish critical cell phone studies.

As Dr. Davis explained in her lecture, the results of any study can be precisely foretold by simply looking at its sponsors. Even Dr. Lai takes the same stand in his 2008 review, saying that there’s twice or thrice greater probability that a study will find “no effect” if it’s industry-funded, whereas independently-funded studies into the health effects of mobile technology are TWICE as likely to find a positive result.

To get most of the current situation, be aware that there is already compelling scientific evidence that cell phones and other wireless devices pose serious health risks to all of us, especially to children and pregnant women. As these findings are not being widely publicized yet, you are left alone in taking actions to protect yourself and your children. The following advice can help you minimize your exposure to electromagnetic radiation from cell phones and other wireless devices:

Children Should Always Avoid Using Cell Phones: Except for a life-threatening emergency, children should not use a cell phone, or a wireless device of any type.

Reduce Your Cell Phone Use: Turn your cell phone off more often. Reserve it for emergencies or important matters. Your cell phone emits radiation intermittently as long as it’s on, even when you are not actually using it. This is vital if you’re pregnant.

Use a Land Line at Home and at Work: Even though it’s a growing trend to use a cell phone as an exclusive phone contact, it is dangerous too and you should opt for a landline if possible. Another thing is that SKYPE offers a portable number via your computer that can plug into any Ethernet port while traveling.

Reduce or Eliminate Your Use of Other Wireless Devices: In addition, reduce your use of other wireless devices. As with cell phones, ask yourself whether you really need to use them as often as you do. And most importantly, opt out of having any electronic or wireless devices in your bedroom as these will hamper with your sleep quality. If you must use a portable home phone, use the older kind that operates at 900MHz. They are not safer during calls, but at least many of them do not broadcast constantly even when no call is being made. Keep in mind that the only way to be really sure if there is an exposure from your cordless phone is to measure with an electrosmog meter, and it must be one that goes up to the frequency of your portable phone (so old meters won’t help much). Due to the fact that many portable phones are 5.8 Gigahertz, it’s recommended that you look for RF meters that go up to 8 Gigahertz, the highest range now available in a meter suitable for consumers. On the other hand, you should be very cautious of the base station placement as it accounts for the majority of the problem since it transmits signals 24/7, even when you aren’t talking. Ideally, you should keep the base station at least three rooms away from where you spend most of your time, and especially your bedroom, so that it’s less harmful to your health. Another thing you can do is simply turn the portable phone off, only using it when you specifically need to move around while on a call. It would also be highly beneficial to turn off your base station every night before going to bed. But be sure that your portable phone is a problem if the technology is DECT, or digitally enhanced cordless technology.

Use Your Cell Phone Only Where Reception is Good: Ideally, you should only use your phone with full bars and good reception as your phone needs more power to transmit when the reception is weak. And, the more power it uses, the more radiation it emits, and the deeper the hazardous radio waves enter into your body.

Avoid Carrying Your Phone on Your Body as it only maximizes any potential exposure. Carrying it in your shirt pocket only increases your chances of a heart condition, whereas placing it in your pants pocket affects your fertility.

Don’t Assume One Cell Phone is Safer than Another: One thing is for sure, no cell phone is ‘safe.’ This is especially true for industry promoted SAR ratings, which are practically useless in measuring the true potential biological hazard as most all of the damage is not done by heat transfer, which SAR measures.

Keep Your Cell Phone Away From Your Body When it is On: Keep your body six inches away from the emitting antenna as this is the most dangerous place to be, in terms of radiation exposure.

Respect Others Who are More Sensitive: People who have become sensitive can feel the effects of others’ cell phones in the same room, even when it is on but not being used. So, if you are in a meeting, on public transportation, in a courtroom or other public places, such as a doctor’s office, it’s very thoughtful to keep your cell phone turned off out of consideration for the ‘second hand radiation’ effects. As children are also more vulnerable, also avoid using your cell phone near them. In case you are using the Pong case, which redirects the cell phone radiation away from the head and effectively decreases the SAR effect, be cautious that in sending the radiation away from your head, it may increase the radiation in another direction, toward the person next to you, or, if in your pocket, toward your body. It’s highly recommended to be very cautious when dealing with any radiation-emitting device, and ideally keep the cell phone ‘Off’ except for emergencies.

Use Safer Headset Technology: Wired headsets have one advantage and that is they allow you to keep the cell phone farther away from your body. But, if a wired headset is not well-shielded, and most of them are not, the wire itself functions as an antenna drawing ambient radio waves and transmitting radiation directly to your brain. So, always make sure that the wire used to transmit the signal to your ear is shielded. The best kind of headset to use is a combination of shielded wire and air-tube headset. Operating like a stethoscope, these convey the information to your head as a real sound wave.

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