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It’s the moment we’ve all been dreading. Initial findings from a massive federal study, released on Thursday, suggest that radio-frequency (RF) radiation, the type emitted by cellphones, can cause cancer.
The findings from a $25 million study, conducted over two-and-a-half years by the National Toxicology Program (NTP), showed that male rats exposed to two types of RF radiation were significantly more likely than unexposed rats to develop a type of brain cancer called a glioma, and also had a higher chance of developing the rare, malignant form of tumor known as a schwannoma of the heart.
The radiation level the rats received was “not very different” from what humans are exposed to when they use cell phones, said Chris Portier, former associate director of the NTP, who commissioned the study.
As the intensity of the radiation increased, so did the incidence of cancer in the rats. (The highest radiation level was five to seven times as strong as what humans typically receive while using a […]
If you talk to any neurosurgeon you may find they’ve been removing cell phone tumors from people’s heads for years.
One easy thing you can do is to use your phone in hands free mode- this will reduce the intensity of radiation because the inverse square law applies to radio waves just as it does to light. Ladies, do not stick your phone in your sports bra when you run. Do not sit with your phone in your lap. Keep the phone away from your body as much as you can. Do not use headsets, which are antennas and conduct the radiation right up to your head.
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