Dr Ronald Herberman Cell Phone Radiation Warning

Dr. Ronald Herberman,Director of the University Of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute and the UPMC Cancer Centers

Issues a Warning to all his 3000 Faculty and Staff

"Recently I have become aware of the growing body of literature linking long-term cell phone use to possible adverse health effects including cancer. Although the evidence is still controversial, I am convinced that there are sufficient data to warrant issuing an advisory to share some precautionary advice on cell phone use.

An international expert panel of pathologists, oncologists and public health specialists, recently declared that electromagnetic fields emitted by cell phones should be considered a potential human health risk. To date, a number of countries including France, Germany and India have issued recommendations that exposure to electromagnetic fields should be limited. In addition, Toronto’s Department of Public Health is advising teenagers and young children to limit their use of cell phones, to avoid potential health risks."

Keith here, People constantly think there is no risk or casually give it some thought that brain cancer could come from their cell phone, however the surgeons who work with cancer on a daily basis are running scared.

Why?

Because they don't want to look like fools when the epidemic hits.

Dr Devra Davis

Dr Devra Davis PhD, MPHDirector, Center for Environmental Oncology at the University of Pittsburgh Institute

A reporter from Canada went to Washington to speak to Devra Davis, who studies the causes of cancer.

When asked by a Canadian Reporter who had handed her a cell phone designed for kids, the reporter asked "What do you think of that?"

"I think it's appalling, it's really appalling."

When asked "Why?"

Dr. Davis says, "Because I don't think it's a good idea to microwave your kids heads."

Reporter, "Even if you are not positive it will cause tumors?"

Dr Davis - "No...No... I just think there is enough going on.. you want children to develop without impacting their brains." "This is direct" (holding a cell phone to her head)...." there is nothing subtle about this, it's direct." Again holding the cell phone to her head.

The video below is Dr Davis on Larry King Live on CNN talking about the dangers of cell phones.

Electromagnetic Fields and Cancer

Don't Use Your Cell Phone in Rural Areas

Cell phones are more dangerous when you are in rural areas. When you are out in the country there are fewer cell towers or cell sites. This means that your cell phone must work harder to send and receive a signal, which means it emits more of the dangerous radiofrequency (RF) radiation that contributes to cancer and other diseases.

Always try to check your cell phone before you make a call. Make sure that the signal on your phone is strong. You can tell by visually looking at your phone and seeing how many bars of reception it has. If there are only one or two bars, try to avoid talking on your phone in that location.

Exposure to RF radiation from cell phones and your health

Sunday, July 01, 2007


A cellular telephone user's level of exposure to RF radiation depends on several factors. These factors include the: amount of cellular telephone traffic, quality of the transmission, how far the antenna is extended, and size of the handset. A cellular telephone's main source of RF energy is its antenna. Therefore, the closer the antenna is to the head, the greater a person's expected exposure to RF radiation. The amount of RF radiation absorbed decreases rapidly with increasing distance between the antenna and the user. The antenna of hand-held cellular telephones is in the handset, which is typically held against the side of the head while the phone is in use. The antenna of a car cellular telephone is mounted on the outside of the car, some distance from the user. Transportable cellular telephones or "bag phones" have an antenna in a portable unit separate from the handset. Most of the studies conducted on cellular telephone use and cancer risk have focused on hand-held models, since they deliver the most RF radiation to the user. RF radiation can be harmful at high levels because it produces heat. The emitted microwaves heat the metals in the head, such as amalgam fillings braces, crowns bridges, etc. This increases the galvanic electricity generated as well as the emission of mercury vapor that's inhaled from amalgam fillings. Some people have speculated that the heat produced by RF radiation from hand-held cellular telephones may be associated with brain tumors, because the antenna is held close to the user's head.


Cell phones are becoming increasingly popular, yet most of us are unaware of the damage they are doing to our brains by exposing us to this radiation. Today, there is more and more compelling evidence showing low intensity, pulsed radiation can exert subtle influences that have serious health problems. Your body is an electrochemical instrument of exquisite sensitivity. Its orderly functioning and control are determined by oscillatory electrical processes of various kinds, each characterized by a specific frequency, some of which happen to be close to those used in GSM. Thus, some of your biological electrical activities can be interfered with via oscillatory aspects of the incoming radiation, in much the same way as can the reception on a radio. Your biological electrical activities that are vulnerable to interference from GSM radiation include highly organized electrical activities at a cellular level, whose frequency happens to lie in the microwave region, can interfere with processes as fundamental as cell division. This radiation also seems to affect a variety of brain functions including the neuroendocrine system. Additionally, cell phones have been associated with a 200-300% increase neuroepithelial tumours that occur on the same side of the brain that the cell phone was being used on. People should limit their exposures to these potential dangerous devices that cause irreversible brain damage and cancer. We only have to look less than a hundred years back to learn from similar mistakes our forefathers made in this area. Early in the 20th century radon and radium-enriched spa waters were "recommended" for a wide range of aches and minor ailments. Today, no reputable scientist would disagree with the dangers that ionizing radiation has to our health.