Is it true you get brain tumors will cell phones?!
Question: There is no doubt in my mind and educated experience with radio frequency (RF) transmissions, that it is vitally important that the possible adverse effects that these devices have on human tissue, not be taken lightly! It is still early days and time will tell as it did for smoking, asbestos related products and countless of chemicals and herbacides, in the past.
The simple fact is that everyone should be aware that the longer you use the phone the greater the adverse affects are likely to be. There is no doubt whatsoever, and it is well documented that high levels of RF are DANGEROUS! Cell phones transmit at much lower energy levels, but their consistant and prolonged use may well have a cumalitive effect.
Although there is no proof to indicate that mobile phones can cause cancer, there is sufficient debate to cause doubt as to the relative safety. The thing is, it is a mutlibillion dollar industry and it will not be quashed without definite proof, which may not arise for some decades. As a telecommunications engineer I am aware of the power density levels produced by mobile phones and the effect they can have on different people.
Mobile phones transmit using radio frequency radiation (RFR). Dependant on the network this can range between 800MHz and 2GHz. These are radio waves located within the electromagnetic spectrum. X-rays which are known to cause cancer through ionizing radiation are also within the electromagnetic spectrum, however, RFRs cannot cause cancer in the same way as x-rays because RFRs are non-ionizing.
However, high levels of RFRs can cause health effects through heating the human body (thermal effects). To address this health effect, the Radiocommunications (Electromagnetic Radiation Human Exposure) Standard 1999 specifies limits on public exposure to RF radiation from mobile phones. The limits set by this Standard are only a fraction of the levels needed to cause thermal effects.
Whilst it cannot be shown at this point in time that the thermal effects from mobile phones are a health hazard there is a considerable body of scientific literature which describes the effects of RFR in biological systems that cannot be directly attributed to heating. These effects are referred to as non-thermal and have been demonstrated to cause alteration in animal behaviour, or changes in the functioning of cell membranes.
To limit the possible adverse effects mobile phones may have I would suggest that anyone concerned about their use should;
- Limit the prolonged use of mobiles to under a couple of minutes at a time.
- Use the phone in handsfree speaker mode.
- Avoid using the phone in a confined space (such as in the car or building) as this causes the phone to radiate at the higher power levels to get a signal out.
Personnaly I avoid using the phone as much as possible and if I need to use it I keep it under a few minutes or use it in hands free speeaker phone mode.
Should you wish to have a bit more reading on the subject from a non-engineering perspective, the following Cancer Council link may be of interest;
Answers: There is no doubt in my mind and educated experience with radio frequency (RF) transmissions, that it is vitally important that the possible adverse effects that these devices have on human tissue, not be taken lightly! It is still early days and time will tell as it did for smoking, asbestos related products and countless of chemicals and herbacides, in the past.
The simple fact is that everyone should be aware that the longer you use the phone the greater the adverse affects are likely to be. There is no doubt whatsoever, and it is well documented that high levels of RF are DANGEROUS! Cell phones transmit at much lower energy levels, but their consistant and prolonged use may well have a cumalitive effect.
Although there is no proof to indicate that mobile phones can cause cancer, there is sufficient debate to cause doubt as to the relative safety. The thing is, it is a mutlibillion dollar industry and it will not be quashed without definite proof, which may not arise for some decades. As a telecommunications engineer I am aware of the power density levels produced by mobile phones and the effect they can have on different people.
Mobile phones transmit using radio frequency radiation (RFR). Dependant on the network this can range between 800MHz and 2GHz. These are radio waves located within the electromagnetic spectrum. X-rays which are known to cause cancer through ionizing radiation are also within the electromagnetic spectrum, however, RFRs cannot cause cancer in the same way as x-rays because RFRs are non-ionizing.
However, high levels of RFRs can cause health effects through heating the human body (thermal effects). To address this health effect, the Radiocommunications (Electromagnetic Radiation Human Exposure) Standard 1999 specifies limits on public exposure to RF radiation from mobile phones. The limits set by this Standard are only a fraction of the levels needed to cause thermal effects.
Whilst it cannot be shown at this point in time that the thermal effects from mobile phones are a health hazard there is a considerable body of scientific literature which describes the effects of RFR in biological systems that cannot be directly attributed to heating. These effects are referred to as non-thermal and have been demonstrated to cause alteration in animal behaviour, or changes in the functioning of cell membranes.
To limit the possible adverse effects mobile phones may have I would suggest that anyone concerned about their use should;
- Limit the prolonged use of mobiles to under a couple of minutes at a time.
- Use the phone in handsfree speaker mode.
- Avoid using the phone in a confined space (such as in the car or building) as this causes the phone to radiate at the higher power levels to get a signal out.
Personnaly I avoid using the phone as much as possible and if I need to use it I keep it under a few minutes or use it in hands free speeaker phone mode.
Should you wish to have a bit more reading on the subject from a non-engineering perspective, the following Cancer Council link may be of interest;
There is NO conclusive evidence of this one way or the other.
no
If you are talking to somebody 24/7 365 days of the year then yes there is a risk but dont worry lol there is no risk at all
It hasn't been proven.
well, some studies have shown there's a possibility, but there's no conclusive evidence.
Brain tumors from cell phones only occur if you use them while you are driving a vehicle. Then the tumor can be as big as a softball! There is a way to avoid this.... don't use cell phones while you are driving, it's bad for your health!
There have been dozens of studies about this issue and none of them have been able to prove conclusively that talking on a cell phone will cause brain cancer. How ever on a personal note I would rather be safe than sorry ....and I only use my cell for work related calls and very rarely anything else. I have a 450 min a mth. plan and have never used over 300mins.
As for tumors that has not been proved. What has been mentioned many times on the news, news paper articles is that we are exposing ourselves is to low doses of radiation and microwaves when we talk on the phone. The say we are slow cooking our brains. I really don't know what to believe anymore, my brain was cooked way before the cell phone, the 60's and 70's were fun!
Ah, from the same people that says that Fluoride in the city water supply will destroy your liver.
Fluoride helps to control bacteria and is good for your teeth. Sorry, I'm off on a tangent to your question. There is not enough radiation added to the environment to make that much of a difference. The natural radiation from all around you is greater that that of a single cell phone. Your more likely to get skin cancer from the sunlight than anything from a cell phone.
(In a Arnold Schwarzenegger voice) "It's not a tumor"!!
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Ive heard that you can get brain tumors from the hands off cell phone thingys that clip onto your ear becuase there is some type of magnet in them. i dont know about cell phones tho.
No admitted evidence but thousands of worried scientists and cell phone users. Since the technology is rather new its gonna be a few more decades before anyone can prove a link (if there is any) and even then the phone companies will spend billions to argue the case.
"..brain tumors will cell phones"? That doesn't make much sense. Perhaps you should proofread your next question. A single sentence doesn't really take that long to check for errors, you now.