Mobile = pesticides, leaded gasoline smoke ...?

Conclusion 'Mobile phones may be one of the' carcinogens ', similar to DDT insecticides, chlorophomic, leaded gasoline engine smoke' recently launched by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. After dozens of studies were published.

He claimed to cause 2 deadly brain tumors

The International Agency for Research on Cancer under the World Health Organization and assessments from this agency will be forwarded to WHO and national health organizations to provide guidance on the use of mobile phones. .

After a week-long meeting, the committee of experts of the organization (including 31 experts from 14 countries said there was evidence of personal contact (using mobile phones). associated with two types of brain tumors, but there is not enough evidence to suggest they are associated with other types of cancer.

Children should be restricted to mobile phones (Photo: findmeacure.com )

Not only WHO , the European Environment Organization has also encouraged and supported many studies with the conclusions that mobile phones can be a major health risk such as smoking, asbestos and gasoline. lead. The head of a famous cancer research institute at the University of Pittsburgh has sent a memorandum to all staff members who asked them to limit the use of mobile phones because of a possible risk of cancer. letter.

" When cancer is discovered, especially brain cancer, the disease has developed in our body for a very long time. Therefore, limiting exposure to electromagnetic radiation of cell phones. Dynamic will be a good idea to help prevent cancer , 'said Dr. Henry Lai, of Washington University, who studied radiation for more than 30 years, advising.

However, ' We found some groups of evidence that show how cancer is going, but there are also incomplete and uncertain facts , ' said Jonathan Samet, chairman of the expert panel. .

Accordingly, some experts recommend users to use headphones if they are worried about the possible health risks of mobile phones. ' If there's a risk, use a wireless headset ,' advises Otis Brawley, the American Cancer Society.

Mr. Brawley noted that people should focus on the true health risks of mobile phones, such as traffic safety when using the phone. However, Brawley also argues that the International Cancer Research Agency 's conclusion is a good reason to limit the use of phones in children, the age at which the brain is still developing.

'Ke' thinks the evidence is too weak

'The WHO statement does not mean that there is some evidence of a link between cell and cancer but too' weak 'to give an assertion. If this connection exists, it doesn't seem to be big enough , ' commented Ed Yong, media representative of the UK Cancer Research Center .

Last year, the results of a large study showed no clear association between cancer and cell phones. But some cases in the study have raised concerns because it shows a link between the use of multiple phones with gliomas and sound brain tumors, one of the most dangerous brain tumors. The most dangerous. However, the number of these cases is not enough to draw conclusions.

This study has also been controversial because the study subjects are cancer-sufferers and information about mobile use is based on the question of how often they use mobile for more than a decade.

In about 30 other studies conducted in Europe, New Zealand and the United States, brain tumor patients said they did not use the phone more than those who did not. Because mobile phones are so popular, it is not feasible to compare between mobile phone users with brain tumors and those who do not use this device. According to a survey last year, the number of mobile phone subscribers worldwide has reached 5 billion (equivalent to nearly three-quarters of the world's population).

In addition, people's mobile phone habits have changed dramatically from the first studies many years ago and it is unclear whether their results are relevant to the current cancer. has evolved over the years.

Earlier this year, a study by the American Institute of Health showed that cell phones increased brain activity but it was unclear if it could adversely affect general health. The Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Communications Commission found no evidence that cell phones were associated with cancer.

Mobile phones send signals to the nearest signal receiving towers by radio frequency waves, a waveform similar to radio waves and microwaves. However, non-ionizing (radiation from mobile phones) does not damage DNA directly and is very light compared to radiation from X-rays or ultraviolet rays. At a very high level, radio frequencies from mobile phones can heat body cells but do not damage these cells.

Don't change your mobile habits!

Placing cell phones on a group of cancer-causing "perpetrators" does not mean that they cause 'automatic' cancer and that the WHO has also announced that there is no negative effect on general health.

Some experts believe that this assessment will not change the habit of using mobile phones.

' Anything can be a carcinogen ,' said Professor Donald Berry, MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas and not of the International Cancer Research organization. ' I am not worried about this and it does not change my mobile phone usage . '