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Worldwide there have been over 2,000 research studies conducted linking EMF radiations to health, and more are being done. A few of them are listed below for those who are interested in getting unbiased information by scientists who are not tied to the industry and who genuinely care for people’s well-being (read my post Turning East to See the Sunrise on the necessity of spending efforts to find the truth). Reference to more and latest studies are available in other sites, some of which are listed in the Organization page. Note: Boldfaces in the quotes below are added for emphasis; they are not part of the original texts.
Major Institutional Reports
The Bio-Initiative 2012 Report
This report is prepared by an international group of over two dozen scientists. It is based on about 1800 new studies showing harmful effects of EMF radiations. “Several thousand scientific studies over four decades point to serious biological effects and health harm from EMF and RFR. These studies report genotoxicity, single-and double-strand DNA damage, chromatin condensation, loss of DNA repair capacity in human stem cells, reduction in free-radical scavengers (particularly melatonin), abnormal gene transcription, neurotoxicity, carcinogenicity, damage to sperm morphology and function, effects on behavior, and effects on brain development in the fetus of human mothers that use cell phones during pregnancy.”
https://www.niehs.nih.gov/ntp-temp/tr595_508.pdf “In both studies (GSM and CDMA), there were higher incidences of malignant lymphoma in all groups of female mice exposed to RFR compared to controls. However, the incidences in all of the exposed females were within the range historically observed in this strain of mouse in other NTP studies. There were higher incidences of skin and lung tumors in males exposed to the highest two levels of GSM-modulated RFR (5 and 10 W/kg), and of liver tumors at the mid-dose (5 W/kg) of CDMA-modulated RFR.” https://www.niehs.nih.gov/ntp-temp/tr596_508.pdf
Carcinogenicity (Top)
Experimental Oncology, Vol 33, Issue 2 (2011) “In this review we discuss alarming epidemiological and experimental data on possible carcinogenic effects of long term exposure to low intensity microwave (MW) radiation. Recently, a number of reports revealed that under certain conditions the irradiation by low intensity MW can substantially induce cancer progression in humans and in animal models. The carcinogenic effect of MW irradiation is typically manifested after long term (up to 10 years and more) exposure. Nevertheless, even a year of operation of a powerful base transmitting station for mobile communication reportedly resulted in a dramatic increase of cancer incidence among population living nearby […] It is now becoming increasingly evident that assessment of biological effects of non-ionizing radiation based on physical (thermal) approach used in recommendations of current regulatory bodies, including the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) Guidelines, requires urgent reevaluation.” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21716201
Journal of Biomedical & Physics Engineering, Vol 9, No 4 (2019) “However, it seems that the magnitude of exposure to RF-EMFs plays a basic role in RF-induced carcinogenesis. There is some evidence indicating that, in a similar pattern with ionizing radiation, the carcinogenesis of non-ionizing RF-EMF may have a nonlinear dose-response relationship. In this paper, the evidence which supports a nonlinear J-shaped dose-response relationship is discussed.” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6709354
Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 27, No 33 (2009) “The current study found that there is possible evidence linking mobile phone use to an increased risk of tumors from a meta-analysis of low-biased case-control studies.” https://ascopubs.org/doi/full/10.1200/JCO.2008.21.6366
International Journal of Oncology, Vol 46, No 5 (2015) “We conclude that radiofrequency fields should be classified as a Group 2A ̔probable̓ human carcinogen under the criteria used by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (Lyon, France).” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25738972
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, No 21 (2020) “Further, cellular phone use with cumulative call time more than 1000 h statistically significantly increased the risk of tumors. This comprehensive meta-analysis of case-control studies found evidence that linked cellular phone use to increased tumor risk.” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33147845
Sleep Disturbance, Memory and General Health Issues (Top)
Environmental Reviews, Vol 18 (Dec 2010) “People are reporting symptoms near cell towers and in proximity to other RFR-generating sources including consumer products such as wireless computer routers and Wi-Fi systems that appear to be classic ‘microwave sickness syndrome,’ also known as ‘radiofrequency radiation sickness.’ First identified in the 1950s by Soviet medical researchers, symptoms included headache, fatigue, ocular dysfunction, dizziness, and sleep disorders. In Soviet medicine, clinical manifestations include dermographism, tumors, blood changes, reproductive and cardiovascular abnormalities, depression, irritability, and memory impairment, among others. The Soviet researchers noted that the syndrome is reversible in early stages but is considered lethal over time (Tolgskaya et al. 1973) […] It makes little sense to keep denying health symptoms that are being reported in good faith. Though the prevalence of such exposures is relatively new to a widespread population, we, nevertheless, have a 50 year observation period to draw from […] Serious mitigation efforts are overdue.” https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full/10.1139/A10-018
International Journal of Oncology, Vol 43, No 4 (2013) “This study confirmed previous results demonstrating an association between mobile and cordless phone use and acoustic neuroma.” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3829779
Journal of Biomedical & Physics Engineering, Vol 4, Issue 1 (2014) “This new study partially confirms our preliminary results about microwave sickness resulting from exposure to emissions from GSM mobile phone BSs [base stations]. Fatigue, irritability, lack of appetite, sleep troubles, depression and lack of concentration were especially related with GSM exposure.” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4258853
Brain Tumour (Top)
International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, Vol 30, No 1 (2017) “Twenty four studies (26 846 cases, 50 013 controls) were included into the meta-analysis. A significantly higher risk of an intracranial tumor (all types) was noted for the period of mobile phone use over 10 years (odds ratio (OR) = 1.324, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.028-1.704), and for the ipsilateral location (OR = 1.249, 95% CI: 1.022-1.526). The results support the hypothesis that long-term use of mobile phone increases risk of intracranial tumors, especially in the case of ipsilateral exposure.” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28220905
Surgical Neurology, Vol 72, No 3 (2009) “The results indicate that using a cell phone for > or = 10 years approximately doubles the risk of being diagnosed with a brain tumor on the same (“ipsilateral”) side of the head as that preferred for cell phone use. The data achieve statistical significance for glioma and acoustic neuroma but not for meningioma.” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19328536
Archives of Environmental Health: An International Journal, Vol 57, Issue 4 (2002) “The authors have reported on 5 young patients who had brain tumors that appeared within 10 yr of initial occupational exposures to radar. Four of the patients were less than 30 yr of age when the diagnoses were initially made. Brief induction periods that follow high exposures in individual sentinel patients are a recognized indicator of impending group risk, and these periods call attention to the need for precautionary measures. Similarly, reports of short induction periods for brain cancer on the side of the head in which there has been prior use of cell phones may also indicate increased risk.” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12530592
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Vol 71, No 7 (2014) “These additional data support previous findings concerning a possible association between heavy mobile phone use and brain tumours.” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24816517
Environmental Health, Vol 10, No 59 (2011) “Our analysis of the literature studies and of the results from meta-analyses of the significant data alone shows an almost doubling of the risk of head tumors induced by long-term mobile phone use or latency.” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3146917
International Journal of Oncology, Vol 43, No 6 (2013) “This study confirmed previous results of an association between mobile and cordless phone use and malignant brain tumours.” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3834325
BioMed Research International, Vol 2017 (2017) “The results are consistent with a statistically significant increased risk for glioma.” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5376454
Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics, Vol 12 (2016) “Long-term mobile phone use may increase the risk of developing glioma according to this meta-analysis.” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28230042
Genetic Damage (Top)
International Journal of Oncology, Vol 59, No 5 (2021) “The present study reviews the DNA damage and related effects induced by human‑made EMFs. The ion forced‑oscillation mechanism for irregular gating of voltage‑gated ion channels on cell membranes by polarized/coherent EMFs is extensively described […] The present study shows how this can result in DNA damage through reactive oxygen species/free radical overproduction. Thus, a complete picture is provided of how human‑made EMF exposure may indeed lead to DNA damage and related pathologies, including cancer. Moreover, it is suggested that the non‑thermal biological effects attributed to RF EMFs are actually due to their ELF components.” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34617575
Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine, Vol 40, No 2 (2021) “The majority of the studies are on genotoxicity (e.g., DNA damage, chromatin conformation changes, etc.) and gene expression. Genetic effects of EMF depend on various factors, including field parameters and characteristics (frequency, intensity, wave-shape), cell type, and exposure duration. The types of gene expression affected (e.g., genes involved in cell cycle arrest, apoptosis and stress responses, heat-shock proteins) are consistent with the findings that EMF causes genetic damages.” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33539186
Environmental Pollution, Vol 221 (2017) “Evidence of free-radical damage has been repeatedly documented among humans, animals, plants and microorganisms for both extremely low frequency (ELF) electromagnetic fields (EMF) and for radio frequency (RF) radiation, neither of which is ionizing. While IR directly damages DNA, NIR interferes with the oxidative repair mechanisms resulting in oxidative stress, damage to cellular components including DNA, and damage to cellular processes leading to cancer. Furthermore, free-radical damage explains the increased cancer risks associated with mobile phone use, occupational exposure to NIR (ELF EMF and RFR), and residential exposure to power lines and RF transmitters including mobile phones, cell phone base stations, broadcast antennas, and radar installations.” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27903411
Oxidative Stress/Free Radicals (Top)
Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences, Vol 23, No 6 (2020) “Our results provide evidence that Wi-Fi signals increase lipid peroxidation, SOD activity (oxidative stress), apoptosis and CDKN1A and GADD45a overexpression in mice placenta tissue.” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7351435
Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy, Vol 75, Pt B (2016) “The results of the studies we reviewed here indicated that mobile phones and similar equipment or radars can be thought as a factor, which cause oxidative stress.” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26371078
Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine, Vol 35, No 2 (2016) “It indicates that among 100 currently available peer-reviewed studies dealing with oxidative effects of low-intensity RFR, in general, 93 confirmed that RFR induces oxidative effects in biological systems.” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26151230
Reproductive Systems (Top)
Journal of Andrology, Vol 33, No 3 (2012) “The results showed that human spermatozoa exposed to RF-EMR have decreased motility, morphometric abnormalities, and increased oxidative stress, whereas men using mobile phones have decreased sperm concentration, decreased motility (particularly rapid progressive motility), normal morphology, and decreased viability. These abnormalities seem to be directly related to the duration of mobile phone use.” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21799142
Journal of Genecology, Obstetrics and Human Reproduction, Vol 49, No 8 (2020) “Using a mobile phone for calls for more than 30 min per day during pregnancy may have a negative impact on fetal growth.” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32623065
Reproduction, Vol 152, No 6 (2016) “Among a total of 27 studies investigating the effects of RF-EMR on the male reproductive system, negative consequences of exposure were reported in 21. Within these 21 studies, 11 of the 15 that investigated sperm motility reported significant declines, 7 of 7 that measured the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) documented elevated levels and 4 of 5 studies that probed for DNA damage highlighted increased damage due to RF-EMR exposure.” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27601711
Environmental International, Vol 70 (2014) “We used ten studies in the meta-analysis, including 1492 samples. Exposure to mobile phones was associated with reduced sperm motility and viability […] We conclude that pooled results from in vitro and in vivo studies suggest that mobile phone exposure negatively affects sperm quality.” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24927498
Neurological Issues (Top)
Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy, Vol 75, Pt B (2016) “non-ionizing EMFs […] is associated with increased oxidization in species, or a reduction in antioxidant defense systems. Severe oxidative stress can cause imbalances in reactive oxygen species, which may trigger neurodegeneration.” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27083321
Mutation Research, Vol 781 (2019) “The number of studies showing adverse effects on living organisms induced by different types of man-made Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs) has increased tremendously. Hundreds of peer reviewed published studies show a variety of effects, the most important being DNA damage which is linked to cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, reproductive declines etc.” https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1383574218300991
Environmental Pollution, Vol 242, Pt A (2018) “There is strong evidence that excessive exposure to mobile phone-frequencies over long periods of time increases the risk of brain cancer both in humans and animals. The mechanism(s) responsible include induction of reactive oxygen species, gene expression alteration and DNA damage through both epigenetic and genetic processes. In vivo and in vitro studies demonstrate adverse effects on male and female reproduction, almost certainly due to generation of reactive oxygen species. There is increasing evidence the exposures can result in neurobehavioral decrements and that some individuals develop a syndrome of “electro-hypersensitivity” or “microwave illness”, which is one of several syndromes commonly categorized as “idiopathic environmental intolerance” […] Unfortunately standards set by most national and international bodies are not protective of human health. This is a particular concern in children, given the rapid expansion of use of wireless technologies, the greater susceptibility of the developing nervous system, the hyperconductivity of their brain tissue, the greater penetration of radiofrequency radiation relative to head size and their potential for a longer lifetime exposure.” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30025338
Endocrine System (Top)
Environmental Research, Vol 164 (2018) “Repeated Wi-Fi studies show that Wi-Fi causes oxidative stress, sperm/testicular damage, neuropsychiatric effects including EEG changes, apoptosis, cellular DNA damage, endocrine changes, and calcium overload. Each of these effects are also caused by exposures to other microwave frequency EMFs, with each such effect being documented in from 10 to 16 reviews. Therefore, each of these seven EMF effects are established effects of Wi-Fi and of other microwave frequency EMFs.” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29573716
How does long term exposure to base stations and mobile phones affect human hormone profiles?
Clinical Biochemistry, Vol 45, Issue 1-2 (2012)
“This study is concerned with assessing the role of exposure to radio frequency radiation (RFR) emitted either from mobiles or base stations and its relations with human’s hormone profiles. This study showed significant decrease in volunteers’ ACTH, cortisol, thyroid hormones, prolactin for young females, and testosterone levels. The present study revealed that high RFR effects on pituitary–adrenal axis.”
International Journal of Radiation Biology, Vol 94, No 9 (2018) “These data showed that EMR of Wi-Fi leads to hyperglycemia, increased oxidative stress, and impaired insulin secretion in the rat pancreatic islets.” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29913098
Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol 305, No 8 (2011) “In healthy participants and compared with no exposure, 50-minute cell phone exposure was associated with increased brain glucose metabolism in the region closest to the antenna.” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3184892
Pulse modulated 900 MHz radiation induces hypothyroidism and apoptosis in thyroid cells: a light, electron microscopy and immunohistochemical study
International Journal of Radiation Biology, Vol 86, Issue 12 (2010)
“The overall findings indicated that whole body exposure to pulse-modulated RF radiation that is similar to that emitted by global system for mobile communications (GSM) mobile phones can cause pathological changes in the thyroid gland by altering the gland structure and enhancing caspase-dependent pathways of apoptosis.”
Breast and Liver (Top)
Case Reports In Medicine, Vol 2013 (2013) “We report a case series of four young women—ages from 21 to 39—with multifocal invasive breast cancer that raises the concern of a possible association with nonionizing radiation of electromagnetic field exposures from cellular phones.” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3789302
Human & Experimental Toxicology, Vol 40, No 1 (2021) “The present data revealed that Wi-Fi exposure leads to severe oxidative stress in the rat liver. Furthermore, Wi-Fi exposure resulted in deleterious effects in the liver function and alters its molecular structure. Moreover, severe histological and ultrastructural alterations are reported in the hepatic tissues points to hepatotoxic effects induced by Wi-Fi exposure.” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32762465
Cognitive Issues (Top)
Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol 127, No 7 (2018) “Our findings for a cohort of Swiss adolescents require confirmation in other populations but suggest a potential adverse effect of RF-EMF brain dose on cognitive functions that involve brain regions mostly exposed during mobile phone use.” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6108834
Pathophysiology, Vol 19, Issue 2 (2012) “An increasing number of people worldwide complain that they have become electromagnetic hypersensitive (EHS). We conducted a questionnaire survey of EHS persons in Japan. The aim was to identify electromagnetic fields (EMF) and plausible EMF sources that caused their symptoms. Postal questionnaires were distributed via a self-help group, and 75 participants (95% women) responded. Reported major complaints were “fatigue/tiredness” (85%), “headache“, “concentration, memory, and thinking” difficulty (81%, respectively). Seventy-two per cent used some form of complementary/alternative therapy. The most plausible trigger of EHS onset was a mobile phone base station or personal handy-phone system (37%).” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22458999
Effects on Children and Development (Top)
European Journal of Oncology, Vol 5 (2010) “… on the basis of recent epidemiological studies, and while awaiting new experimental data, it is advisable to limit exposure to electromagnetic fields as much as possible. This is especially true for children and adolescents, the most vulnerable segments of the population, and has been recommended by both the Swedish and UK health authorities.” http://www.teslabel.be/PDF/ICEMS_Monograph_2010.pdf
Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine, Vol 31, No 1 (2012) “When electrical properties are considered, a child’s head’s absorption can be over two times greater, and absorption of the skull’s bone marrow can be ten times greater than adults.” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21999884
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, Vol 66, No 6 (2012) “The findings of the previous publication were replicated in this separate group of participants demonstrating that cell phone use was associated with behavioural problems at age 7 years in children, and this association was not limited to early users of the technology.” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21138897
Proximity to Cell Towers and Antennas (Top)
Mortality by neoplasia and cellular telephone base stations in the Belo Horizonte municipality, Minas Gerais state, Brazil
Science of the Total Environment, Vol 409, Issue 19 (2011)
“The purpose of this research was to verify the existence of a spatial correlation between base station (BS) clusters and cases of deaths by neoplasia in the Belo Horizonte municipality, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, from 1996 to 2006 and to measure the human exposure levels to EMF where there is a major concentration of cellular telephone transmitter antennas […] Between 1996 and 2006, 7191 deaths by neoplasia occurred and within an area of 500 m from the BS, the mortality rate was 34.76 per 10,000 inhabitants. Outside of this area, a decrease in the number of deaths by neoplasia occurred […] The mortality rate has been higher for the residents within an area of 500 m from the BS. The radiation superposition near the BS has also been observed; the nearer the stronger […] The human exposure pattern guidelines are inadequate. More restrictive limits must be adopted urgently.”
Neurobehavioral effects among inhabitants around mobile phone base stations
Neuro Toxicology, Vol. 28, Issue 2 (2007)
“A cross-sectional study was conducted on (85) inhabitants living nearby the first mobile phone station antenna in Menoufiya governorate, Egypt, 37 are living in a building under the station antenna while 48 opposite the station. A control group (80) participants were matched with the exposed for age, sex, occupation and educational level […] The prevalence of neuropsychiatric complaints as headache (23.5%), memory changes (28.2%), dizziness (18.8%), tremors (9.4%), depressive symptoms (21.7%), and sleep disturbance (23.5%) were significantly higher among exposed inhabitants than controls […] Inhabitants living nearby mobile phone base stations are at risk for developing neuropsychiatric problems and some changes in the performance of neurobehavioral functions either by facilitation or inhibition.”
Epidemiological Evidence for a Health Risk from Mobile Phone Base Stations
International Journal of Occupational & Environmental Health, Vol. 16, Issue 3 (2010)
“We found epidemiological studies pertaining to the health effects of mobile phone base station RF emissions to be quite consistent in pointing to a possible adverse health impact. Eight of the 10 studies reported increased prevalence of adverse neurobehavioral symptoms or cancer in populations living at distances < 500 meters from base stations.”
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1179/107735210799160192
Impact of radiofrequency radiation on DNA damage and antioxidants in peripheral blood lymphocytes of humans residing in the vicinity of mobile phone base stations
Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine, Vol 36, Issue 3 (2017)
“[…] the present study was envisaged to evaluate the effect of RFR on the DNA damage and antioxidant status in cultured human peripheral blood lymphocytes (HPBLs) of individuals residing in the vicinity of mobile phone base stations and comparing it with healthy controls. The study groups matched for various demographic data including age, gender, dietary pattern, smoking habit, alcohol consumption, duration of mobile phone use and average daily mobile phone use. The RF power density of the exposed individuals was significantly higher (p < 0.0001) when compared to the control group. The HPBLs were cultured and the DNA damage was assessed by cytokinesis blocked micronucleus (MN) assay in the binucleate lymphocytes. The analyses of data from the exposed group (n = 40), residing within a perimeter of 80 m of mobile base stations, showed significantly (p < 0.0001) higher frequency of micronuclei when compared to the control group, residing 300 m away from the mobile base station/s. The analysis of various antioxidants in the plasma of exposed individuals revealed a significant attrition in glutathione (GSH) concentration (p < 0.01), activities of catalase (CAT) (p < 0.001) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) (p < 0.001) and rise in lipid peroxidation (LOO) when compared to controls. Multiple linear regression analyses revealed a significant association among reduced GSH concentration (p < 0.05), CAT (p < 0.001) and SOD (p < 0.001) activities and elevated MN frequency (p < 0.001) and LOO (p < 0.001) with increasing RF power density.”
The Influence of Being Physically Near to a Cell Phone Transmission Mast on the Incidence of Cancer
Umwelt·Medizin·Gesellschaft (2004)
“The result of the study shows that the proportion of newly developing cancer cases was significantly higher among those patients who had lived during the past ten years at a distance of up to 400 metres from the cellular transmitter site, which has been in operation since 1993, compared to those patients living further away, and that the patients fell ill on average 8 years earlier.”
Health effects of living near mobile phone base transceiver station (BTS) antennae: a report from Isfahan, Iran
Electromagnetic Biology & Medicine, Vol 33, Issue 3 (2014)
“The results showed that most of the symptoms such as nausea, headache, dizziness, irritability, discomfort, nervousness, depression, sleep disturbance, memory loss and lowering of libido were statistically significant in the inhabitants living near the BTS antenna (<300 m distances) compared to those living far from the BTS antenna (>300 m).”
DNA and Chromosomal Damage in Residents Near a Mobile Phone Base Station
International Journal of Human Genetics, Vol. 14, Issue 3-4 (2014)
“In the present study, genetic damage in peripheral blood leukocytes (single cell gel electrophoresis/ comet assay) and buccal mucosal cells (buccal micronucleus cytome assay) of individuals residing in the vicinity of a mobile phone tower (n=50, power density 11.18±0.13 W/m2), and in healthy controls from areas with no nearby towers (n=25, power density, 0.04±0.00 W/m2), was assessed. Damage frequency, damage index, mean DNA migration length, frequencies of micronucleated, basal and pyknotic cells were significantly elevated (p=0.000) in the sample group. Age, diet, location of residences, distance from mobile phone base station and phone-set Specific Absorbance Rate values were significant predictors of genetic damage. Hence the observations indicate that 24×7 continuous exposure from base stations may pose genetic-damage threat to the populace residing nearby.”
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09723757.2014.11886234
Increased Incidence of Cancer near a Cell-Phone Transmitter Station
International Journal of Cancer Research and Prevention, Volume 1 Issue 2 (2004)
“The aim of this study is to investigate whether there is an increased cancer incidence in populations, living in a small area, and exposed to RF radiation from a cell-phone transmitter station […] In the area of exposure (area A) eight cases of different kinds of cancer were diagnosed in a period of only one year. This rate of cancers was compared both with the rate of 31 cases per 10,000 per year in the general population and the 2/1222 rate recorded in the nearby clinic (area B). Relative cancer rates for females were 10.5 for area A, 0.6 for area B and 1 for the whole town of Netanya. Cancer incidence of women in area A was thus significantly higher (p<0.0001) compared with that of area B and the whole city. A comparison of the relative risk revealed that there were 4.15 times more cases in area A than in the entire population. The study indicates an association between increased incidence of cancer and living in proximity to a cell-phone transmitter station.”
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A cross-sectional case control study on genetic damage in individuals residing in the vicinity of a mobile phone base station
Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine, Vol 34, Issue 4 (2015)
“Hence in this study, genetic damage using the single cell gel electrophoresis (comet) assay was assessed in peripheral blood leukocytes of individuals residing in the vicinity of a mobile phone base station and comparing it to that in healthy controls. The power density in the area within 300 m from the base station exceeded the permissive limits and was significantly (p = 0.000) higher compared to the area from where control samples were collected. The study participants comprised 63 persons with residences near a mobile phone tower, and 28 healthy controls matched for gender, age, alcohol drinking and occupational sub-groups. Genetic damage parameters of DNA migration length, damage frequency (DF) and damage index were significantly (p = 0.000) elevated in the sample group compared to respective values in healthy controls. The female residents (n = 25) of the sample group had significantly (p = 0.004) elevated DF than the male residents (n = 38). The linear regression analysis further revealed daily mobile phone usage, location of residence and power density as significant predictors of genetic damage. The genetic damage evident in the participants of this study needs to be addressed against future disease-risk, which in addition to neurodegenerative disorders, may lead to cancer.”