| of cell phones has taken the world by storm. | | | | of the service is going to be, in regards to drop |
| From the old to the very young is using cell | | | | calls and such. This means that the towers are |
| phones. Many households are without a home | | | | going to be farther apart. When the towers are |
| phone entirely because the cellular has taken its | | | | farther apart, the amount of RF energy that will |
| place. People use cell phones so much that the | | | | be required to maintain a connection will be |
| device has taken on a life of its own. Television | | | | tremendously high. All this high degree of radiation |
| networks, movie studios, music industry, and giant | | | | will be transmitted directly into the user’s |
| internet companies have all capitalized on the | | | | body, especially if the wireless device is held close |
| cellular telephone to further their objectives. | | | | to the body, such as the head. |
| A few years ago, a multitude of mobile program | | | | It cost cell phone companies millions of dollars to |
| developers were hired by many companies to | | | | put up communication towers. So, if a company is |
| build the next generation of mobile phones that | | | | going to always offer half price of the going rates |
| would interact with the internet. We are now | | | | of cell phone services, this company will not have |
| seeing this come to pass with the high level of | | | | the revenue to build many communication towers; |
| performance of today’s wireless mobile | | | | thus, the towers that such companies will have |
| units. We can say then that the cell phone is here | | | | will be dramatically less than that of companies |
| to stay or is it? | | | | with traditionally high levels of cellular telephone |
| Most would argue that the mobile phone is here | | | | services and whom have been around for a long |
| to stay but at what cost to our health. Yes, the | | | | time. |
| cellular phone is convenient; that is why we use it. | | | | A person will therefore be exposed to more RF |
| We use the cellular telephone so much that it is | | | | radiation with phones from less well-known |
| causing motor vehicle accidents left and right. | | | | companies rather than phones with more well |
| That is one of the ways it is affecting our health, | | | | known companies because less well-known |
| negatively of course. Anyone can attest to seeing | | | | companies will not have the capital to build many |
| someone driving while blabbing on the phone; | | | | towers as does the more establish and major |
| most of the times these drivers are so involved | | | | companies. Yes, the company may be able to |
| with their conversations that they don’t | | | | offer great cell phone plans and deals; however, |
| even know what’s going on around them, | | | | the rate of radiation exposure will be much higher. |
| in regards to the road and traffic. | | | | One doesn’t need to be a rocket scientist |
| It is not rare to see a near-miss and a cell phone | | | | to see the idea! Therefore, the more popular a |
| talker being at the helm of one of the vehicles. A | | | | less well-known cellular telephone company |
| rule of thumb is to always lookout for drivers on | | | | becomes, the more communication towers it will |
| their phones. Make sure the horn works on the | | | | have and the higher its cellular phone plans will |
| vehicle being driven because it may be needed at | | | | become! |
| moment’s notice. Accidents are common | | | | There are more factors that determine how |
| among people who talk on their phones and drive | | | | much RF energy a cellular telephone user |
| at the same time, but is this the only threat cell | | | | experiences. Some of these are: number of calls; |
| phone use pose on human health? No! Not | | | | duration of calls; amount of cell phone traffic; the |
| according to a National Cancer Institute’s | | | | size of the cell phone unit itself; and the extended |
| (NCI) study. | | | | distance of the unit’s antenna, (NCI). In |
| Some in the scientific community say cell phone | | | | fact, many people speak on the cell phone for |
| use pose a great risk to human health because it | | | | very long periods and this definitely is not a good |
| emits radiation in the form of radiofrequency (RF) | | | | practice. It is best to keep cell phone calls to a |
| energy, which has the potential of causing cancer. | | | | minimum. A cell phone should only be used |
| In fact, no one knows for sure how much | | | | sparingly. |
| radiation is completely safe for the human body. | | | | How about the long term effect of cell phone use |
| The wireless spectrum is a fairly new technology, | | | | on children and teens? Researchers at the NCI |
| so radiation from cellular telephone’s effect | | | | conducted a study to see if children would be |
| on the human body has not yet been extensively | | | | more at risk for brain cancers by using cell |
| studied, (NCI). There simply hasn’t been | | | | phones. Persons 18 years and older were used in |
| enough time to see long-term effects of cell | | | | the study. The study found that there were no |
| phone usenot enough data available. | | | | possible risks among children who used cell |
| Why is all the fuss about cell phone use and brain | | | | phones. In fact, very few children used cell phone |
| cancer? Well, the answers are here. According to | | | | prior to the date of the study. Therefore, there |
| the NCI, cellular telephones emit radiofrequency | | | | are no data concerning possible risk. Nevertheless, |
| (RF) energy, which is another name used for radio | | | | there was concern that certain agents such as |
| waves. Exposure to high levels of RF energy | | | | ionizing radiation and other chemicals pose great |
| causes heating of body tissues, ever wondered | | | | risks in children because they can affect the |
| why your cell phone becomes hot against the ear | | | | developing brain and nervous system. However, |
| when talking for an extended period, enough said! | | | | the study found that the radiation emitted by cell |
| According to the NCI study, the RF energy | | | | phones has not been demonstrated to cause |
| produced from cellular telephones is too low to | | | | brain cancers in humans of any age at this |
| cause significant tissue heating and tissue damage. | | | | present time. More studies are still needed to fully |
| Studies are currently being conducted of tumors | | | | rule out the possibility of cell phone induced |
| of the brain and central nervous system and | | | | cancers. |
| other site of the head and neck because the side | | | | The bottom line is that cell phones should be used |
| of the head is where people place their cell | | | | sparingly because no one knows for sure if they |
| phones when speaking. Cell phones are held next | | | | cause cancers in humans. A rule of thumb is to |
| to the head when being used. At the moment | | | | always use a head set or put the cell phone on |
| though, studies have not shown any consistent | | | | speaker when speaking, and keep it away from |
| link between cellular telephone use and cancer. | | | | the body at all times when it is turned on. It is |
| Additional research is needed before firm | | | | always better to be safe than sorry! |
| confirmation can be made, (NCI). | | | | In summary, cellular telephone is a great tool for |
| A cellular telephone user is exposed to RF energy | | | | communication. However, it poses great risks to |
| through the phone’s antenna. The fact that | | | | our healthaccidents and brain cancers. |
| the antenna of a hand-held cellular telephone is in | | | | Accidents have increased dramatically as a result |
| the handset, it will most likely affect the brain and | | | | of people talking on their cellular phones and |
| subsequently the nervous system because it is | | | | driving. Although, there is no solid evidence to |
| held against the head. So, the closer the antenna | | | | support the claim that cell phones cause cancers, |
| is to the head, the greater the danger of RF | | | | one should still be cautious when using this mode |
| exposure. Therefore, a person will absorb less RF | | | | of communication. After all, cellular telephones do |
| energy when the cellular unit’s antenna is | | | | emit radiofrequency (RF) energy, a form of |
| at a significant distance away from the user, | | | | radiation that heats up body tissues, which can be |
| (NCI). | | | | harmful at very high levels. Children could also be |
| An important point is that the amount of RF | | | | at great risks for brain cancers from exposure to |
| energy increases the farther away the | | | | the radiation emitted by cell phones because |
| communication tower or base is from the cell | | | | certain radiations do cause cancers of the brain |
| phone and its user. In other words, the cell phone | | | | and nervous system in children. However, at the |
| has to increase its RF energy output when the | | | | present time, there is no evidence to support that |
| main tower is far away; thus, introducing a higher | | | | cellular telephones cause cancers in children of any |
| degree of radiofrequency radiation to the user. | | | | age. One should proceed with caution though |
| So, the closer the tower to the cellular phone, the | | | | because although there isn’t any evidence |
| less energy is generated by the phone, and | | | | as yet, there could be some in the future. |
| therefore, the less radiation the cell phone user will | | | | Therefore, to completely rule out such idea more |
| be exposed to. This raises an important question. | | | | research is needed. The cellular phone technology |
| How can a person avoid dealing with cell phone | | | | is very new at this time; therefore, there |
| towers that are too far apart? | | | | isn’t enough data available to conduct a |
| One should not be a penny wise and a pound | | | | conclusive study! The rule of thumb is to use cell |
| foolish. In general, the cheaper the cell phone plans | | | | phones with extreme caution by limiting the length |
| and services of a new and less establish cell | | | | of time one spends speaking on them. |
| phone company are the lower the overall quality | | | | |