The following are excerpts from American Cancer Society released on May 31, 2016 on Public exposure to radio waves from cell phone tower antennas. It can be verified at this site : http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/othercarcinogens/athome/cellular-phone-towers QUOTE: "The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified RF fields as "possibly carcinogenic to humans," based on limited evidence of a possible increase in risk for brain tumors among cell phone users, and inadequate evidence for other types of cancer."
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) states: "At very high levels, RF energy is dangerous. It can heat the body's tissues rapidly. However, such high levels are found only near certain equipment, such as powerful long-distance transmitters. Cellphones and wireless networks produce RF, but not at levels that cause significant heating. A large study by the US National Toxicology Program (NTP) exposed groups of lab rats and mice to RF energy over their entire bodies for about 9 hours a day, starting before birth and continuing for up to 2 years. The NTP recently released partial findings from this study, which found increased (although still low) risks of brain and heart tumors in male rats exposed to RF radiation, although there was no increased risk among female rats. Some aspects this study, such as the high doses of RF radiation and the long amount of time the rats were exposed to it, make it hard to know just how well these results might be applied to people. Still, the results add evidence to the idea that the signals used in cell phone communication might potentially impact human health. Some people have expressed concern that living, working, or going to school near a cell phone tower might increase the risk of cancer or other health problems. At this time, there is very little evidence to support this idea. In theory, there are some important points that would argue against cellular phone towers being able to cause cancer. When a cellular antenna is mounted on a roof, it is possible that a person on the roof could be exposed to RF levels greater than those typically encountered on the ground. UNQUOTE With these latest facts from accepted scientific research bodies, I ask the following questions. Can a qualified Doctor in the medical field assure with confidence that cancer cannot be caused when authorities have not proved it yet? Is there a constant check by any Authority on the levels of RF energy emissions from the towers? Is there anyway of checking the radiation level of the mobile phone? Regulatory information gives out Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) of the head and body. For the head, SAR of more than 1.6 is dangerous. Anything below 1 is safe. For the body, SAR above 5 is dangerous and regulatory norms prescribe that SAR has to be less than 2 for the body. Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão.
