Probably, mobile phones still provoke the development of cancer
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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According to a recent study, laboratory exposure to radio waves led to the development of schwannoma in experimental rodents.
Alarming information, which confirms the negative impact of mobile phones, was made public in the text of the report after two studies in support of the National Toxicology Program (United States).
"The degree and duration of the influence of radio waves during laboratory tests on rodents were stronger than in reality.
In this case, the radiation affected the entire surface of the body of animals, "notes Professor John Bucher, a representative of the National Toxicology Program. Nevertheless, specialists are extremely worried by the fact that malignant tumors can still be formed under the radiofrequency effect.
Such radiation includes ultraviolet, X-ray and gamma rays, and has the ability to "knock out" electrons from atoms. In radio frequencies, there is a lot of energy potential in order to damage the DNA of cells, cause oncogenic transformations and lead to the appearance of a tumor.
Radiation belongs to the low energy spectral end, so most experts do not support its ability to knock out electrons and make structural changes in the genetic cellular material. But, being absorbed by food, living tissue and liquid media, radio-frequency radiation emits heat.
Specialists note: the mobile phone remains the basic source of radiation, which affects the human body. To prove the safety of radio waves, scientists have created special spaces with radiation inside which were placed rodents. Radio waves were switched on at a frequency of 10 minutes in 10 minutes, 9 hours every day. In general, the experiment lasted two years.
According to biologists, 70 years of human life correspond to two years of life in rodents.
The degree of influence of radio waves fluctuated from the maximum permissible in the United States, to an extent 4 times greater than it. The signal type coincided with the 2G and 4G signals.
Neoplasms found by specialists after the opening of rodents belong to the varieties of Schwannoma - the so-called cancer of the Schwann cells, which are located near the peripheral nerves. This is a fairly rare variant of the tumor, so the probability of a simple coincidence is immediately denied.
The researchers drew attention to the fact that schwannomas developed in all rodents, which were most influenced by the radio wave effect.
Another point was also remarkable: radiation caused typical lesions in most rodents, but schwannomas were found only in males.
"The results of the study do not allow them to be applied to the human body. Although there are cases of the formation of similar tumor processes in experiments related to the use of mobile phones by people, "the authors indicate.
Professor Otis Brouli, representing the American Cancer Society, assures: do not worry in advance because of the findings obtained after the study. The scientist is sure that at present the influence of mobile communication on the development of cancer is still questionable and unproven.
The opinion of experts on this issue will not appear until the end of March this year.
The progress of the study is described on the NTP site - the National Toxicology Program (United States of America).
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