Radiation from Wi-Fi and smartphones provokes the growth of malignant tumors
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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According to a group of Ukrainian specialists who conducted research in this area, widely used today gadgets (phones, smartphones, tablets, etc.), as well as wireless networks for accessing the Internet (Wi-Fi) can be life-threatening and healthier rights. According to research data, radiation from electronic devices and Wi-Fi can provoke serious health problems, such as metabolic disorders, headaches, chronic fatigue syndrome, skin rashes, but the most dangerous experts believe that such radiation can trigger in the body the process of formation of malignant neoplasms.
Specialists noted that as a result of exposure to unfavorable environmental conditions in the body, reactive oxygen forms begin to form, which cause the development of various pathologies, including oncological diseases. Researchers noted that a provoking pathology factor may be radiation from a wireless network. Studies have shown that radiation of this kind leads to oxidative processes in the cells of the body, which leads to the formation of free radicals, which, in turn, cause more than a hundred different diseases. Free radicals negatively affect cell membranes, their excessive amount causes early aging, the formation of malignant tumors, heart and vascular disease and other pathologies.
In conclusion, experts noted that the use of modern gadgets and a wireless network should be minimized.
It is worth adding that today mobile phones are widespread, and you can see them even in young children, for whom such devices are a great danger. The fact is that the child's organism is in the process of formation and such radiation can negatively affect the work of the organism. Scientists recommend finding another way to take a child, for example, using toys or books and protect it from negative magnetic radiation.
Adults should also limit the time spent with an electronic device in their hands, and also if possible turn off Wi-Fi in cases when it is not needed, for example, during sleep.
Last year, scientists from Britain stated that the use of mobile phones does not harm human health at all. Their conclusions were made on the basis of a long (more than 10 years) study. As the results showed, neither the use of mobile, nor radiation from the base stations, does not lead to the development of oncology. Such radiation does not cause destruction of proteins, which are responsible for the restoration of DNA and are involved in the management of the nervous system.
According to one of the authors of the study, David Coggon, at the beginning of the study, the opinions of experts about the dangers of mobile devices were different, but most still held the opinion that it is harmful and fraught with serious health problems. Conclusions of British specialists at that time put an end to the endless disputes of experts.
But Koggon noted that there was no ambiguity about the harmful effects of radiation from mobile phones, but there is no need to refuse to use them.
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