There
are 50,000 trillion
cells in the body, and even in older people the body is still actively
creating another billion new cells every hour, so the
incorruptibility
of DNA is all-
important in our health and survival.
A new study has linked mobile phones to human cancer for
the first time - with research showing
three times as many instances of eye cancers among people who regularly use
the devices. Radiation emitted from mobile phones has long been known to
temporarily alter the workings of brain cells. But there was previously no
evidence that showed permanent damage to health. If confirmed by subsequent
research, the findings may lead to thousands of lawsuits by people with eye and,
possibly, brain cancers. The report - published in the journal Epidemiology and
The Sunday Times of London - was prepared by a team from the University of Essen
in Germany. The research involved a form of eye cancer called uveal melanoma, in
which tumors form in the layer that makes up the iris and base of the retina.
Lead researcher Dr. Andreas Stang examined 118 people with uveal melanoma and
obtained details about their use of digital mobile phones. This was compared
with a control group of 475 people without the disease. To prevent bias, the
researchers were not told whether the person they were examining suffered from
cancer or was healthy. When the results were analyzed, they showed that the
cancer victims had a much higher rate of mobile-phone use, although Stang
cautions that his study needs confirmation. The mechanism by which the radiation
might cause cancer is uncertain, but it is known that the watery contents of the
eye assist the absorption of radiation. Other research has shown that cells
called melanocytes, found in the uveal layer, started growing and
dividing more rapidly when exposed to microwave
radiation. Since uveal melanoma starts within such cells, there is a
ready-made mechanism by which mobile-phone radiation might help to initiate
cancer, especially in people with a genetic predisposition toward the condition.
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