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With the cell phone bans taking a speedy toll at every aspect of everyday lives, one wonders if at all are the cell phones all that bad?
An editorial by a neurosurgeon at Lake Forest Hospital has delved into the biggest scientific concerns of recent times- Do cell phones increase brain cancer risk? Pawl has called for major research initiatives to assess the possibility that using cellular phones may lead to an increased risk of brain tumours.
He has called for collaborative research initiatives to determine whether the link between cell phones and brain cancer is real. Since a long time, scientists are worried that ELF exposure may increase the risk of brain cancers. But, till date, research has shown no clear link between cell phone use and brain tumors.
Some experts have suggested that apparent increases in the number of brain cancers might reflect the use of sophisticated imaging techniques like computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging."However, the fact that the incidence of gliomas, especially the more malignant varieties, is increasing warrants action on this issue," wrote Pawl.
According to Pawl, the main problem is that no other research groups have performed actual studies showing a clear relationship between brain tumours and ELF.
He has called on scientific societies to play a leading role in designing and conducting studies that will definitively determine the risks of brain cancer associated with ELF exposure, particularly from cell phones.
"It
seems
that
a
cooperative
effort
by
both
the
scientific
community
and
state
governing
bodies
will
be
needed.
Some
spearhead
is
now
necessary
in
view
of
the
magnitude
and
seriousness
of
the
situation," wrote
Pawl.
Pawl''s
editorial
is
published
in
the
November
issue
of
the
journal
Surgical
Neurology.
The
editorial
states
that
recent
studies
have
raised
concerns
that
long-term
exposure
to
electromagnetic
fields
(ELF)
from
cell-phone
handsets
can
increase
the
risk
of
brain
cancers
and
other
nervous
system
tumours.
Other
studies
by
the
same
group
suggested
that
the
use
of
wireless
handsets
in
cordless
home
phones
posed
the
same
risk.
In
fact,
after
reviewing
the
evidence,
one
author
suggested
that
long-term
cell
phone
use
is
"more
dangerous
to
health
than
smoking
cigarettes."
Other
recent
commentators
have
raised
similar
concerns.
But,
if
the
findings
were
true,
there
would
have
been
instances
of
increased
rates
of
brain
cancers
over
the
last
two
decades.
Some
studies
have
reported
that
this
is
the
case,
particularly
for
the
most
malignant
brain
cancers.
However,
other
studies
have
found
a
stable
tumour
rate.
A Swedish research earlier this year, indicated an increased risk of brain cancers (gliomas) as well as acoustic nerve tumors (neuromas) in people using cell phones for ten years or longer. It said that tumours were more likely to develop on the same side as the cell phone was used.
With the ever-increasing use of cell phones, including widespread use by children and teenagers, the findings have become a great deal of concern. The damaging effects of ELF, if any, might be even greater in the developing brain.
With, at least the above research will give us a more logical reasons to control the usage of cellphones and fight its addiction.
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