The Millennial Question

[Commander Wallace]

Originally Posted by Platapus

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I am confused. What exactly is dangerous about non-ionizing radio frequency radiation?

Other than heating, which cell phones simply don't have the power, what are the risks? We are hit with a lot more non-ionizing radiation for much longer periods of time than any cell phone and we do just fine.

It is ionizing radiation that we need to worry about.

The medical community has suggested a link with Incidences of brain Cancer and the use of Cellular phones. Gioma is the most common type of brain tumor. The common denominator was cell phone use. Right handed people tend to develop Cancers on the right side of their head while left handed tend to develop cancers on the left side of their brain. Obviously this is because people who tend to favor their right or left hand will ultimately hold their phone against their ears with that hand.

It should come as no surprise that the manufactures of Cellular phone and the associated technology's have tried to dispel the connection but the medical community has stood fast on the association of Gioma brain cancers and cellular phone use.

Quote: The recent worldwide increase in use of wireless communications has resulted in greater exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF). The brain is the main target of RF-EMF when these phones are used, with the highest exposure being on the same side of the brain where the phone is placed. These are just a few of the websites that are saying there are risks from cell phone use. Please note that one source is the Mayo clinic, which is world renowned.

https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/...nes-fact-sheet

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/834888

http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-li...r/faq-20057798

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/ar...ncer-risk.aspx


To be fair, there are arguments on both sides. Some researchers are split on the dangers which cell phone may pose. That may well be because of who signs their paychecks. Ionizing radiation would cause immediate damage but researchers are more concerned with long term use with non ionizing radiation. Researchers are more concerned with EMF or Electromagnetic radiation present in Cellular phone technology and WiFi devices, just to name a few.

http://www.earthcalm.com/emf-dangers-2

You may dispute the findings as much as you like but prudence would suggest that because of the links, Cell Phones do pose a significant health risk and according to the articles, the most susceptible are those under the age of 20. If people are aware of even a casual connection, they can take precautions such as limit their cell phone use or use ear phones or buds. A number of cars today have built in cellular phone technology. How much this helps is yet to be determined.

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com...radiation2.htm