National Brain
Tumor Foundation - Cell Phones And Brain Tumors: A Bad Connection?
PR Newswire
March 6, 2000
The
news about cell phones and public health continues to be confusing. Some studies
suggest a correlation between cell phone emissions and a slightly higher
incidence of human brain tumors. Other studies debunk these findings. Still,
some consumer groups suggest radio frequencies from cell phones cause genetic
damage.
What is certain is that there is a boom in people using cell phones, as well as
an increase in brain tumor incidence. Many people continue to be exposed to
electromagnetic fields or live near power lines. Are they are at risk for a
brain tumor?
"We still don't know what causes brain tumors," says Roberta
McKean-Cowdin, Ph.D., Post Doctoral Fellow at the Department of Preventive
Medicine at the University of Southern California. Dr. McKean-Cowdin, will speak
at the 6th National Brain Tumor Conference, March 31-April 2, in Los Angeles on
the causes of brain tumors.
"We know brain tumors are on the rise in children, and they peak in young
children from birth to age ten, decline between the ages of 10-25, and increase
linearly to age 65," says Dr. McKean-Cowdin. "While we can't always
pinpoint the cause of a brain tumor, we do know a little about risk
factors."
Risk factors include heavy exposure to ionizing radiation, such as X-rays,
electromagnetic fields, pesticides, and a family history of brain tumors. In
animal studies, nitrite compounds found in cured meats caused tumors. A few
studies found that radio frequencies, such as the type found in cell phones,
increase the division of already damaged cells. Nevertheless, Dr. McKean-Cowdin
warns that this may depend on how much exposure to radio frequencies a person
has. It's very hard to track the etiology of a brain tumor and Dr. McKean-Cowdin
knows this first hand. Last year, her sister-in-law was diagnosed with a brain
tumor.
Because many of the emerging studies on radio frequencies are inconclusive,
questions about radio frequencies and use of some daily appliances still remain
a mystery. As a way of addressing these questions, Dr. McKean-Cowdin will
present the latest information on causes of brain tumors at the conference on
Friday, March 31, 2000.
This innovative and comprehensive conference is sponsored by
the National Brain Tumor Foundation (NBTF), a non-profit organization in
Oakland, California, founded to raise funds for research and to provide
education and compassionate support to those who have been diagnosed with brain
tumors. The conference, The Power of Help, Hope & Healing, is open to brain
tumor survivors, family members, friends and health professionals. For further
information, please contact the NBTF at www.braintumor.org or the Patient
Information Hotline at 800-934-2873.
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