Just Say No to Big Brother’s Smart Meters by Orlean Koehle
'exposed' to microwave radiation if they used portable (including cordless) phones emitting microwave radiation, the risk of brain tumors would be as was found in the original Hardell research: a 180% increased risk of malignant brain cancers."
Sources: Epidemiology January 2011; 22(1): 130-131 Electromagnetic Health December 12, 2010 Microwave News International Journal of Epidemiology December 17, 2010
Dr. Mercola’s Comments:
Salivary gland cancers are typically rare and have few known risk factors, but a new study found a certain type of salivary gland cancer, parotid gland tumors, are on the rise. In Israel, parotid gland cancers increased 4-fold from 1970 to 2006, while rates of other salivary gland cancers remained stable. Another interesting finding is that 20 percent of the incidence of salivary gland
tumors are found in people under age 20. What's especially concerning about these findings? Your parotid gland is the salivary gland closest to where you hold your cell phone to your ear and cheek.
Cancer Risk Becoming Hard to Deny: In 2008, a study from Israel that was part of the Interphone project revealed that they found no increased overall risk of parotid tumors due to cell phone use among the entire group of study participants. This statement is misleading at best, as when the risk was broken down further, regular users, as well as heavy users in rural areas showed increased risk of parotid gland tumors, due to higher levels of exposure. In 2009, Dr. Siegal Sadetzki, the principle investigator of the 2008 study, testified at a U.S. Senate Hearing that cell phones were identified as a contributor to salivary gland tumors.
The new report by Hebrew University states that your risk of getting a parotid tumor on the same side of your head that you use for listening to the mobile phone increases by: 34 percent if you are a regular cell phone user and have used a mobile phone for 5 years (this was only borderline significant). 58 percent if you had more than about 5,500 calls in your lifetime (statistically significant) 49 percent if you have spoken on the phone for more than 266.3 hours during your lifetime (statistically significant) Unfortunately, for now most people are in a state of ignorant bliss, assuming that cell
phones must be safe since they're being used so extensively and there are no public health warnings about them. The reality is, however, that even cell phone manufacturers do not advise using your cell phone the way you probably use it -- pressed up against your ear. Many cell phones actually contain package inserts that warn you to hold the cell phone away from your head when in use. Apple recommends keeping your iPhone at least 5/8 of an inch from your head, while BlackBerry recommends about an inch. And while few people know this, even fewer know that everyday household portable phones emit the same radiation as cell phones, and thus they, too, should be avoided for long calls or preferably only used for emergencies.
Interphone Study Underestimated Cell Phone Risks: The massive Interphone study, which was meant to finally provide definitive evidence on the safety, or lack
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