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Cellular radiation linked to tumours

───   11:09 Sun, 25 Mar 2018

Cellular radiation linked to tumours  | News Article

Researchers from the Ramazzini Institute in Italy have shown that rats which were exposed to cellular radiation developed brain and heart tumours.



The study involved male and female rats, which were exposed from prenatal life until natural death to a 1.8GHz GSM far field for 19 hours per day.

The whole-body exposure of the 1.8GHz GSM far field radiation included strengths of 0, 5, 25, and 50V/m.

The 1.8GHz spectrum band is widely used by cellular operators to deliver mobile voice and data services.

This is the largest long-term study ever performed in rats on the health effects of radio frequency radiation.

According to the IARC, animals studies, as well as epidemiological ones, showed limited evidence of carcinogenicity linked to cellular radiation.

The researchers said the latest research provides sufficient evidence to call for the reevaluation of IARC conclusions regarding the carcinogenic potential of radiofrequency radiation in humans.

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has previously classified radiofrequency radiation (RFR) as a possible human carcinogen.


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