{"id":7806,"date":"2016-05-27T17:08:56","date_gmt":"2016-05-28T00:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?p=7806"},"modified":"2016-05-27T17:08:56","modified_gmt":"2016-05-28T00:08:56","slug":"25m-government-study-finds-cell-phone-radiation-causes-cancer-in-rats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emrabc.ca\/?p=7806","title":{"rendered":"$25M Government Study Finds Cell Phone Radiation Causes Cancer In Rats"},"content":{"rendered":"

May 27, 2016 \u00a0By\u00a0Mary Beth Quirk<\/a><\/p>\n

A newly released study from the National Toxicology Program, a division of the National Institutes of Health, has found a link between the kind of radiation emitted by cell phones and cancer in rats.<\/p>\n

This study<\/a>\u00a0has been a long time in the making, note our esteemed colleagues over at\u00a0Consumer Reports<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 and it\u2019s cost the government a pretty penny, at a cost of $25 million. It\u2019s the most expensive ever undertaken by NTP, involving more than 2,500 rodents.<\/p>\n

Those rats were exposed to the same kind of radiation cell phones emit for nine hours a day, every day, over a period of two years. Researchers found that male rodents experienced low incidences of two type of tumors: gliomas, in the brain, and schwannomas, in the heart. It\u2019s unclear if female rats experienced the same issue or were part of the the study.<\/p>\n

Consumer Reports notes that these results seem to support earlier findings from epidemiological studies, which found the same kinds of tumors in humans. That led the\u00a0International Agency for Research on Cancer<\/a>\u00a0to classify radiation as a possible human carcinogen in 2011.<\/p>\n

So what do these results mean? On the one side, there are industry leaders and others who say that evidence has shown cell phones don\u2019t pose any risks to human health.<\/p>\n

But then there are scientists and some health officials who argue that more research needs to be done but point to available evidence as enough to suggest that there\u2019s a possible connection between cell phone use and brain cancer. That\u2019s enough to justify taking precautions when you\u2019re yapping away with your phone up to your ear, some say.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis study in mice and rats is under review by additional experts,\u201d a spokesman for the NIH said in a statement to Consumer Reports. \u201cIt is important to note that previous human, observational data collected in earlier, large-scale population-based studies have found limited evidence of an increased risk for developing cancer from cell phone use.\u201d<\/p>\n

For now, there will definitely be increased debate between the two sides on what exactly this study means for the average person, and whether or not something should be done as a result. The NTP\u2019s site says the results could be used by the Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission in determining the best way to protect consumers from the potential harms of radiation that comes from cell phones.<\/p>\n

The cell phone industry is likely to push back, as wireless trade group CTIA has said in the past that cell phones are totally safe. It\u2019s been on the front lines pushing back on laws in cities like Berkeley, CA and\u00a0San Francisco\u00a0<\/a>that would require retailers to notify consumers about the potential risks of using cell phones.<\/p>\n

The Federal Communications Commission weighed in on the study\u2019s results today, saying in a statement:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are aware that the National Toxicology Program is studying this important issue. Scientific evidence always informs FCC rules on this matter. We will continue to follow all recommendations from federal health and safety experts including whether the FCC should modify its current policies and RF exposure limits.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cell Phone Radiation Causes Cancer in Rats, Government Study Finds<\/a>\u00a0[Consumer Reports]<\/p>\n

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