Possible Relationship between Long Term Use of Cell Phones and Tumors

Beaubrun Khaari,Raade Victoria,Mandal Anita,Hickmon Makeyla,Raade Jarett,Mandal Prabir,Ward Kieviyonnia

doi:10.35840/ijbbe/8801

Abstract

Cell (or cellular or mobile) phones first became widely available in the United States in the 1990s, but their use has increased dramatically since then. Cell phone use is nowadays an unremarkable part of everyday activities. Cell phones use radio-waves to carry information between callers. The frequency of these waves ranges from about 850-1900 megahertz (MHz). The higher the frequencies, the greater the energy carried by the waves. Human brain cells communicate via electrical impulses, which can be detected by non-invasive EEG (electroencephalogram) measurements. Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging is another tool used to study the effect of cell phone radiation on human brain activity.

Highlights

Cell phones emit a type of radiation that is known as Radio Frequency-Electromagnetic radiation Fields (RF-Electromagnetic Fields (EMF)) energy, referred to as microwave radiation, so some concerns have been raised about the safety of cell phone use
Because cell phones usually are held near the head when being used, the main concern has been whether they might cause or contribute to tumors in the areas viz., malignant brain tumors such as gliomas, non-cancerous tumors of the brain such as meningioma, non-cancerous tumors of the nerve connecting the brain to the ear such as vestibular schwannomas and non-cancerous tumors of the salivary glands
With the increasing use of cell phones worldwide, Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) exposure from cell phones has become a serious potential public health problem including the annual incidence of certain types of brain cancers

Summary

Introduction

Cell phones emit a type of radiation that is known as Radio Frequency-Electromagnetic radiation Fields (RF-EMF) energy, referred to as microwave radiation, so some concerns have been raised about the safety of cell phone use. Cell phones work by sending Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS) signals to nearby cell towers using RF waves. This is a form of electromagnetic energy that falls between FM radio waves and microwaves. The amount of the RF energy absorbed from the phone into the user’s body is known as the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR). Cell phone makers are required to report the maximum SAR level of their product to the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The World Health Organization (WHO) and International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in 2011 classified, based on the scientific evidence available at the time, cell phone radiation (frequency range 30 KHz-300 GHz) as a “possible human carcinogen” due to an increased risk of brain cancer from longterm and heavy use of cell phones [1,2]

Reports of Cell Phone Usage and its Effects

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