Study Finds Cell Phone Usage Doesn't Cause Brain Cancer
September 13, 2007 7:15 PM | Interesting | Comments (0)
| UK's Mobile Telecommunications and Health Research (MTHR) Program published a report today stating that after a six year study they found mobile phone usage have no association with any biological or adverse health effects. This is UK’s largest research investigation The six year research found no association between short term mobile phone use and brain cancer. Studies of volunteers showed no evidence that brain function was affected by mobile phone signals or the signals used by the emergency services (TETRA). The MTHR program management committee believes there is no need to support further work in this area. The research also included the largest and most robust studies of electrical hypersensitivity undertaken anywhere in the world. These studies have found no evidence that the unpleasant symptoms experienced by sufferers are the result of exposure to signals from mobile phones or base stations. |  |
The situation for longer term exposure is less clear as studies have so far only included a limited number of participants who have used their phones for 10 years or more. The committee recommends more research be conducted in this area.
The MTHR program also investigated whether mobile phones might affect cells and tissue beyond simply heating them. The results so far show no evidence for this and the committee believes there is no need to support further work in this area.
The research has also funded some basic measurements of radio signals from microcell and picocell base stations such as those found in airports, railway stations and shopping malls. These have shown that exposures are well below international guidelines.
Additional studies also confirmed that the use of a mobile phone while driving, whether hand-held or hands-free, causes impairment to performance comparable to that from other in-car distractions. There are however indications that the demand on cognitive resources from mobile phones may be greater.
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