Scientists have long been worried about the possible harmful effects of regular cellular phone use, but studies so far have been largely inconclusive. Currently, radiofrequency electromagnetic fields, such as those produced by cell phones, are classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B) by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). A new Tel Aviv University study, though, may bring bad news.
© maron / FotoliaA new study finds a strong link between heavy cell phone users and higher oxidative stress to all aspects of a human cell, including DNA. Uniquely based on examinations of the saliva of cell phone users, the research provides evidence of a connection between cell phone use and cancer risk
To further explore the relationship between cancer rates and cell phone use, Dr. Yaniv Hamzany of Tel Aviv University's Sackler Faculty of Medicine and the Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Department at the Rabin Medical Center, looked for clues in the saliva of cell phone users. Since the cell phone is placed close to the salivary gland when in use, he and his fellow researchers, including departmental colleagues Profs. Raphael Feinmesser, Thomas Shpitzer and Dr. Gideon Bahar and Prof. Rafi Nagler and Dr. Moshe Gavish of the Technion in Haifa, hypothesized that salivary content could reveal whether there was a connection to developing cancer.
Comparing heavy mobile phone users to non-users, they found that the saliva of heavy users showed indications of higher oxidative stress --
a process that damages all aspects of a human cell, including DNA -- through the development of toxic peroxide and free radicals. More importantly, it is considered a major risk factor for cancer.The findings have been reported in the journal
Antioxidants and Redox Signaling.
Putting stress on tissues and glandsFor the study, the researchers examined the saliva content of 20 heavy-user patients, defined as speaking on their phones for a minimum of eight hours a month. Most participants speak much more, Dr. Hamzany says, as much as 30 to 40 hours a month. Their salivary content was compared to that of a control group, which consisted of deaf patients who either do not use a cell phone, or use the device exclusively for sending text messages and other non-verbal functions.
Compared to the control group, the heavy cell phone users had a significant increase in all salivary oxidative stress measurements studied.
"This suggests that there is considerable oxidative stress on the tissue and glands which are close to the cell phone when in use," he says. The damage caused by oxidative stress is linked to cellular and genetic mutations which cause the development of tumors.
Making the connectionThis field of research reflects longstanding concerns about the impact of cell phone use, specifically the effects of radiofrequency non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation on human tissue located close to the ear, say the researchers. And although these results don't uncover a conclusive "cause and effect" relationship between cellular phone use and cancer, they add to the building evidence that cell phone use may be harmful in the long term, and point to a new direction for further research.
One potential avenue of future research would be to analyze a person's saliva prior to exposure to a cell phone, and then again after several intense minutes of exposure. This will allow researchers to see if there is an immediate response, such as a rise in molecules that indicate oxidative stress, Dr. Hamzany says.
yes, but oxidative stress is good, right? since it produces light, right? and light is knowledge is love, isn't it? [Link]
and aren't anti-oxidants actually cancer-causing? meaning lack of oxidative stress causes cancer? according to james watson it seems like it: [Link]
and hasn't peroxide cured rats from cancer? [Link]
and doesn't vit c in high dosages kill cancer? [Link]and you know why? because "the antioxidant vitamin C will start behaving as a pro-oxidant as it interacts with intracellular copper and iron. This chemical interaction produces small amounts of hydrogen peroxide."
oh snap!
congratulations, sott.net, you just posted a piece of junk science.
what is most probably happening is that the body tries to counteract the damage that is happening due to cellular use by producing peroxide molecules. the peroxide - which is the body's first line of defense against any invasion of pathogens - is a natural compound that the body produces in situations of stress. now scientist go and say "see, that's bad! those molecules the body produces that's the CAUSE of the disease". whereas it's not - it's just the body's way trying to fix the problem - which is the radiation in this case. so cause and effect are flipped upside down. it's EXACTLY the same thing they do with cholesterol. up to 80% of the cholesterol is produced by the body itself. when there is inflammation - in most cases caused by grain and sugar based diets - the body tries to fix that by producing more cholesterol. inflammation damages cells, cholesterol fixes cellular damage and prevents further damage. so the cholesterol is the solution. now the same thing happens here, cause and effect are being flipped upside down and now cholesterol is being cited as the culprit. the established scientific community is unable to see it as the SOLUTION.
this issue of oxidative stress is one of the few things that you guys at sott.net need to research a little more it seems.
you are really good, one of the best to my knowledge, to uncover all the scams that are in place right now to keep us mentally, emotionally and physically enslaved and to keep us sick.
as you know as far as health is concerned there are wars going on right now:
the war on smoking tobacco
the war on meat
the war on cholesterol and
the war on oxidative stress
why? because all of those things - tobacco, meat, cholesterol and oxidization - keep us healthy. and the the powers that be do not want us to be healthy - as you know.
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