Cell phone radiation may cause brain tumour.ISLAMABAD, October 05, 2009 (Balochistan Times): Cell phone use in Pakistan has grown amid potential health risks, including cancer, through radio frequency (RF) energy emissions from cell phones. Up till now most studies have focused on whether RF energy can cause malignant brain tumours, Health News reported. The experts are of the opinion that cell phone users are exposed to RF energy, a non-ionizing form of radiation, emitted by the cell phones and there is concern about the health implications due to widespread cell phone use. The experiments investigating the effects of RF exposure characteristics of cell phones on animals have suggested low levels of RF could accelerate the development of cancer. He said the studies investigated any possible association between the use of wireless phones and primary brain cancer, glioma glioma /gli·o·ma/ (gli-o´mah) a tumor composed of neuroglia in any of its states of development; sometimes extended to include all intrinsic neoplasms of the brain and spinal cord, as astrocytomas, ependymomas, etc. , meningioma meningioma /me·nin·gi·o·ma/ (me-nin?je-o´mah) a benign, slow-growing tumor of the meninges, usually next to the dura mater, which may invade the skull or cause hyperostosis, and often causes increased intracranial pressure; it is usually , or acoustic neuroma Acoustic Neuroma Definition An acoustic neuroma is a benign tumor involving cells of the myelin sheath that surrounds the vestibulocochlear nerve (eighth cranial nerve). , tumours of the brain or salivary gland salivary gland Any of the organs that secrete saliva. Three pairs of major glands secrete saliva into the mouth through distinct ducts: the parotid glands (the largest), between the ear and the back of the lower jaw; the submaxillary glands, along the side of the lower jaw; ,or other cancers. However, none of the studies can answer questions about long-term exposures, since the average period of phone use in these studies was around three years, they added. (THROUGH ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. PULSE) |
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