Arguably on the same scale as the the plague, swine flu, and the tobacco-lung cancer relationship, the connection between cellphones and brain tumors is undeniable. Efforts to show there was no connection, and that cellphones are totally safe, came from the cell phone industry itself, not independent studies. The report described and available below not only reveals what many had feared for over a decade, but also exposes critical (read: ‘deadly‘) flaws built in to the upcoming Interphone study release.
43 scientists and doctors from 14 countries endorsed the document entitled, “Cellphones and Brain Tumors – 15 Reasons for Concern“. L. Lloyd Morgan (Bioelectromagnetics Society, Electronics Engineer) along with seven co-authors, created this report to provide an unbiased release of health-risk information related to the use of cell phones.
The report concludes:
- There is a risk of brain tumors from cellphone use
- Telecom funded studies underestimate the risk of brain tumors
- Children have larger risks than adults for brain tumors
This report, sent to government leaders and media on August 25, 2009, details eleven design flaws of the 13-country, Telecom-funded Interphone study. The Interphone study, begun in 1999, was intended to determine the risks of brain tumors, but its full publication has been held up for years. Components of this study published to date reveal what the authors call a ‘systemic-skew’, greatly underestimating brain tumor risk.
The design flaws include categorizing subjects who used portable phones (which emit the same microwave radiation as cellphones,) as ‘unexposed’; exclusion of many types of brain tumors; exclusion of people who had died, or were too ill to be interviewed, as a consequence of their brain tumor; and exclusion of children and young adults, who are more vulnerable.
“In particular, the report’s purpose is to inform journalists and government officials of the
independent scientific findings that raise red flags, and also to address the design flaws in the Interphone study protocol that results in an underestimation of the risk of brain tumors from cellphone use. This report is fully referenced to enable further investigations and for detailed fact checking.”
USE YOUR CELLPHONE SAFELY…
If you are a regular user of a cellphone and you value your health, please take the time to fully understand this important issue, and what you can do to minimize your risk now. The idea is to keep the cellphone transmitter away from your body, especially your head. You can use a wired headset with the phone in a holster (not in your pocket) or place the cellphone in speakerphone mode – either of these solutions should place substantial distance between your head and the transmitter.
DOWNLOADS…
Click here to download the full report: “Cellphones and Brain Tumors – 15 Reasons for Concern” [PDF, 440KB]
Additional and updated information is available at these websites:
- Powerwatch www.powerwatch.org.uk
- Microwave News www.microwavenews.com
- EMR Policy Institute www.emrpolicy.org
- The Peoples Initiative Foundation www.ThePeoplesInitiative.org
- ElectromagneticHealth.org www.electromagnetichealth.org