Post by geriatrix on Mar 9, 2016 18:34:00 GMT
Pro:
A 2011 study of 358,403 Danish citizens – the largest study of its kind to date – concluded that "there was no association between tumors of the central nervous system or brain and long term (10 years +) use of mobile phones." Numerous other studies published from 2001-2013 have similarly concluded that there is no association between cell phone use and the development of brain tumors. Ionizing radiation, including x-rays and ultraviolet light, produces molecules called ions that have either too many or too few electrons. Ions are known to damage DNA and cause cancer. Cell phone radiation, like radio, TV and visible light radiation, is non-ionizing and lacks sufficient energy to add or remove electrons from molecules. Therefore, it cannot ionize and cause cancer. According to the authors of a 2005 peer-reviewed study of 3.7 million Swedish residents, "a biologic mechanism that could explain any possible carcinogenic effect from radiofrequency radiation has not been identified".
Con:
Cell phone storage in front pockets has been linked to poor fertility and higher chances of miscarriage and childhood cancer. According to the Cleveland Clinic Center for Reproductive Medicine, semen quality "tended to decline as daily cell phone use increased." According to a 2012 meta-study in the Journal of Andrology, "men using mobile phones have decreased sperm concentration" in addition to "decreased viability" of their sperm. According to a peer-reviewed 2008 study in the journal Epidemiology, exposure to cell phone radiation while in the womb "was associated with behavior difficulties such as emotional and hyperactivity problems around the age of school entry." A 2010 study replicated those findings. A peer-reviewed 2012 study found that mice exposed to cell phone radiation in the womb "were hyperactive and had impaired memory" as adults.
A 2011 study of 358,403 Danish citizens – the largest study of its kind to date – concluded that "there was no association between tumors of the central nervous system or brain and long term (10 years +) use of mobile phones." Numerous other studies published from 2001-2013 have similarly concluded that there is no association between cell phone use and the development of brain tumors. Ionizing radiation, including x-rays and ultraviolet light, produces molecules called ions that have either too many or too few electrons. Ions are known to damage DNA and cause cancer. Cell phone radiation, like radio, TV and visible light radiation, is non-ionizing and lacks sufficient energy to add or remove electrons from molecules. Therefore, it cannot ionize and cause cancer. According to the authors of a 2005 peer-reviewed study of 3.7 million Swedish residents, "a biologic mechanism that could explain any possible carcinogenic effect from radiofrequency radiation has not been identified".
Con:
Cell phone storage in front pockets has been linked to poor fertility and higher chances of miscarriage and childhood cancer. According to the Cleveland Clinic Center for Reproductive Medicine, semen quality "tended to decline as daily cell phone use increased." According to a 2012 meta-study in the Journal of Andrology, "men using mobile phones have decreased sperm concentration" in addition to "decreased viability" of their sperm. According to a peer-reviewed 2008 study in the journal Epidemiology, exposure to cell phone radiation while in the womb "was associated with behavior difficulties such as emotional and hyperactivity problems around the age of school entry." A 2010 study replicated those findings. A peer-reviewed 2012 study found that mice exposed to cell phone radiation in the womb "were hyperactive and had impaired memory" as adults.
