RFID chips can cause cancer

RFID chips, which are being tested for human transplantation in some US states, have shown signs of stimulating cancer cells in animals, the Associated Press reported.

A series of recent studies claim that animals injected with RFID chips in the laboratory have a 10% higher rate of cancer than normal pet groups. Malignant tumors often appear around the chip implant area, and in many cases they even surround the chip itself.

Deep research is needed

" The key detector is the cause of the tumor, " said Keith Johnson, a retired poison expert. In 1996, he conducted a study on RFID and cancer topics in Michigan and drew similar conclusions.

RFID chips have been approved by the US government to be used inside pets to help identify and search when they get lost. Veterinarians also claim that no evidence has been found that RFID has a negative impact on animal health for a long time.

Even so, leading oncologists say that previous studies conducted by the government have been limited to small scale. " We need large-scale studies to determine if there is a problem with people ."

For my part, VeriChip, one of the largest RFID chip vendors today, still loudly denies these ideas.

" Over the past 15 years, millions of cats and dogs have been safely transplanted with RFID microchip without any abnormalities. This is the conclusion made by the US Department of Agriculture ."

" The animal body accepts these chips well, and the vet also accepts RFID. If they feel there is a serious problem or a chance of detecting the risk of cancer in cats and dogs, I believe they did not continue to support such RFID ", VeriChip representative commented.

Whether or not the underhand?

VeriChip's RFID chip has now been implanted for more than 2000 patients and is also used by some businesses to track employee positions. Some nightclubs even use RFID chips like access cards.

However, the AP article raises questions about the safety of using RFID in humans. One problem AP raises is that the RFID chip is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), but the FDA is under the supervision of the Ministry of Health and Human Services (DHHS). At the time of RFID was adopted, the head of DHHS was Tommy Thompson.

The strange thing is that only two weeks after the decision to validate RFID (on January 10, 2005), Thompson left his position in the government and five months later, he appeared as a member. VeriChip Corporation's Board of Directors, at the same time rewarded with both cash and stock.

However, Tommy Thompson stated that he never even knew VeriChip before resigning at DHHS.

Even so, the AP article still leaves the possibility that cancer in experimental animals may be the result of transplantation rather than the chip itself. Moreover , "cancer is much easier to cause cancer than in humans , " said Dr. Cheryl London of Ohio University.

Trong Cam