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ICNIRP’s Exposure Guidelines for Radio Frequency Fields
August 28, 2018 (Updated August 29)
The publication of this article straight off is peculiarly relevant because the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) is inward the procedure of updating its RF radiations exposure guidelines. ICNIRP plans to reaffirm its obsolete guidelines based upon the Commission's long-standing seat that exposure to non-thermal levels of RF radiations does non pose whatsoever wellness risks. Dr. Lin served as an ICNIRP Commissioner from 2004-2016 in addition to chaired ICNIRP's Standing Committee on Physics in addition to Engineering from 2008-2012.
Following are key passages from Dr. Lin’s newspaper (1):
June 25, 2018
ICNIRP’s Exposure Guidelines for Radio Frequency Fields
Sep 24, 2018
Commentary on NTP jail energy cell telephone information for assessing human wellness risks despite unfounded criticisms aimed at minimizing findings
Melnick RL. Commentary on the utility of the National Toxicology Program study on jail energy cell telephone radiofrequency radiations information for assessing human wellness risks despite unfounded criticisms aimed at minimizing the findings of adverse wellness effects. Environ Res. 2018 Sep 19;168:1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.09.010.
Abstract
The National Toxicology Program (NTP) conducted two-year studies of jail energy cell telephone radiations inward rats in addition to mice exposed to CDMA- or GSM-modulated radiofrequency radiations (RFR) at exposure intensities inward the encephalon of rats that were similar to or only slightly higher than potential, localized human exposures from jail energy cell phones held adjacent to the head. This study was designed to attempt out the (null) hypothesis that jail energy cell telephone radiations at non-thermal exposure intensities could non crusade adverse wellness effects, in addition to to supply dose-response information for whatsoever detected toxic or carcinogenic effects.
Partial findings released from that study showed significantly increased incidences and/or trends for gliomas in addition to glial jail energy cell hyperplasias inward the encephalon in addition to schwannomas in addition to Schwann jail energy cell hyperplasias inward the pump of exposed manful somebody rats. These results, equally good equally the findings of significantly increased deoxyribonucleic acid impairment (strand breaks) inward the brains of exposed rats in addition to mice, reduced pup nativity weights when meaning dams were exposed to GSM- or CDMA-modulated RFR, in addition to the induction of cardiomyopathy of the correct ventricle inward manful somebody in addition to woman somebody rats clearly demonstrate that the zippo hypothesis has been disproved.
The NTP findings are most of import because the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified RFR equally a "possible human carcinogen" based largely on increased risks of gliomas in addition to acoustic neuromas (which are Schwann jail energy cell tumors on the acoustic nerve) amid long term users of jail energy cell phones. The concordance betwixt rats in addition to humans inward jail energy cell type affected past times RFR strengthens the animal-to-human association.
This commentary addresses several unfounded criticisms well-nigh the pattern in addition to results of the NTP study that have got been promoted to minimize the utility of the experimental information on RFR for assessing human wellness risks. In contrast to those criticisms, an goodness peer-review panel lately concluded that the NTP studies were good designed, in addition to that the results demonstrated that both GSM- in addition to CDMA-modulated RFR were carcinogenic to the pump (schwannomas) in addition to encephalon (gliomas) of manful somebody rats.
Note: Dr. Melnick was a senior toxicologist in addition to Director of Special Programs inward the Environmental Toxicology Program at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health. He led the pattern of the jail energy cell telephone radiations studies discussed inward this commentary.
Sep 12, 2018
NTP Scientists Report deoxyribonucleic acid Damage inward Male in addition to Female Mice in addition to Male Rats
Following Subchronic Exposure to Cell Phone Radiation
Smith-Roe SL, Wyde ME, Stout MD, Winters JW, Hobbs CA, Shepard KG, Green AS, Kissling GE, Tice RR, Bucher JR, Witt KL.Evaluation of the genotoxicity of jail energy cell telephone radiofrequency radiations inward manful somebody in addition to woman somebody rats in addition to mice next subchronic exposure. 49th Annual Meeting of the Environmental Mutagenesis in addition to Genomics Society. San Antonio, Texas. Sep 22-26, 2018. Environmental in addition to Molecular Mutagenesis; 59 (Suppl. 1): 85-85. Meeting abstract: P9. Sep 2018.
National Toxicology Program/NIEHS, Research Triangle Park, NC, and Integrated Laboratory Systems, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC.
Abstract
The National Toxicology Program tested the 2 mutual radiofrequency radiations (RFR) modulations emitted past times cellular telephones inward a 2-year rodent cancer bioassay that included additional brute cohorts for interim assessments of genotoxicity endpoints.
Male in addition to woman somebody Sprague Dawley rats in addition to B6C3F1/N mice were exposed from gestation 24-hour interval v or postnatal 24-hour interval 35, respectively, to code partitioning multiple access (CDMA) or global organisation for mobile (GSM) modulations semi-continuously for xviii h/day inward 10 2nd intervals inward reverberation chambers at specific absorption rates (SAR) of 1.5, 3, or vi W/kg (rats) or 2.5, 5, or 10 W/kg (mice). Rats in addition to mice were exposed at 900 MHz or 1900 MHz, respectively. The interim cohorts, v animals per handling group, were examined after xix (rats) or xiii (mice) weeks of exposure for evidence of RFR-induced genotoxicity. deoxyribonucleic acid impairment was assessed inward 3 encephalon regions (frontal cortex, hippocampus, in addition to cerebellum), in addition to inward liver cells in addition to blood leukocytes using the comet assay. Chromosomal impairment was assessed inward peripheral blood erythrocytes using the micronucleus assay.
DNA impairment was significantly increased inward the frontal cortex of manful somebody mice (both modulations), peripheral leukocytes of woman somebody mice (CDMA only), in addition to hippocampus of manful somebody rats (CDMA only). deoxyribonucleic acid impairment was nominally elevated inward several other tissues of RFR-exposed rats, although statistical significance was non achieved. No important increases inward micronucleated cherry blood cells were observed inward rats or mice.
These results advise that exposure to RFR has the potential to stimulate measurable deoxyribonucleic acid impairment nether sure enough exposure conditions.
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August 28, 2018 (Updated August 29)
“Clear evidence of cell-phone RF radiations cancer risk”
In a novel paper, “Clear evidence of cell-phone RF radiations cancer risk” published inward the periodical IEEE Microwave Magazine, Dr. James C. Lin states that the results of the National Toxicology Program (NTP) jail energy cell telephone radiations study advise that electrical flow radio frequency (RF) exposure guidelines are inadequate to protect human wellness (1). Furthermore, the newspaper recommends that the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) re-assess the inquiry in addition to consider upgrading the classification of RF radiations from "possibly carcinogenic to humans" (Group 2B) to in all probability carcinogenic (i.e., Group 2A).
Although Dr. Lin raises some criticisms of the NTP study inward this in addition to an before newspaper (1, 2), he recognizes the importance of this inquiry to the acre in addition to the implications of the study findings for world wellness (2).
He praised the FDA in addition to the NTP for the initiation in addition to conduct of the study in addition to emphasized the take away for the “U.S. authorities to pace inward in addition to conduct such inquiry programs in addition to non travel out the affair exclusively to the cell-phone industry” due to his trouble concern that “The wireless manufacture has had nearly costless reign to develop in addition to distribute cellular mobile phones in addition to related RF devices equally they view fit.”
The publication of this article straight off is peculiarly relevant because the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) is inward the procedure of updating its RF radiations exposure guidelines. ICNIRP plans to reaffirm its obsolete guidelines based upon the Commission's long-standing seat that exposure to non-thermal levels of RF radiations does non pose whatsoever wellness risks. Dr. Lin served as an ICNIRP Commissioner from 2004-2016 in addition to chaired ICNIRP's Standing Committee on Physics in addition to Engineering from 2008-2012.
Dr. Lin was 1 of 14 experts convened past times the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to review the National Toxicology Program’s jail energy cell telephone radiations study inward March of this year. He is a professor of electrical engineering, bioengineering, physiology, in addition to biophysics at the University of Illinois, Chicago. His publications include x books, hundreds of papers in addition to majority chapters, in addition to he has made hundreds of presentations at professional person conferences. He has served on the editorial board of 15 professional person journals in addition to has received numerous awardsand honors throughout his distinguished career.
Following are key passages from Dr. Lin’s newspaper (1):
“On 28 March 2018, next a thorough review of the draft NTP reports, pathologists in addition to toxicologists on the peer-review panel concluded that, amid other observations, at that topographic point was statistically important in addition to “clear evidence” that both GSM- in addition to CDMA-modulated RF radiations had led to the evolution of malignant schwannoma (a rare shape of tumor) inward the pump of manful somebody rats (of the Harlan-Sprague-Dawley strain). Further, at that topographic point was “equivocal evidence” for the same schwannoma run a risk amid woman somebody rats.
The panel likewise noted that at that topographic point were odd patterns of cardiomyopathy, or impairment to pump tissue, inward both RF-exposed manful somebody in addition to woman somebody rats when compared amongst concurrent command animals. In addition, based on statistical significance, the panel concluded that the pathology findings showed indications of “some evidence” for RF-dependent carcinogenic activeness inward the encephalon of manful somebody rats, specifically glioma. However, the findings for woman somebody rats were deemed equally providing only “equivocal evidence” for malignant gliomas when compared amongst concurrent controls.” (pp. 16-17)
“The NTP cell-phone RF exposure study is, past times far, the largest study of its form [5]. It was expensive in addition to fourth dimension consuming, in addition to at that topographic point may fifty-fifty have got been amend ways to perform the study. Nevertheless, it highlights that prolonged exposure to RF radiations at, or a lilliputian above, currently existing RF exposure rule levels could Pb to tumor development. The electrical flow RF exposure guidelines of 1.6 or 2.0 W/kg are promulgated amongst a reduction constituent of 50 equally a security margin for the full general world in addition to to supply protection against presumed hazardous biological effects inward humans [5], [6]. The finding that RF exposure could Pb to dose-dependent cancer evolution at levels that are the same or 3 times to a higher identify electrical flow exposure guidelines is significant.
This implies that the security margin may live no to a greater extent than than a constituent of three. In fact, 1 recommendation (IEEE C95.1-2005) has a gear upwards of guidelines nether controlled environments that allows local SARs of the encephalon in addition to pump to live equally much equally 10 W/kg [7]. An SAR of 10 W/kg is considerably higher than the 1.5, 3.0, in addition to 6.0 W/kg used inward the NTP study.” “Because all tissue in addition to organs were similarly exposed in addition to had comparable SARs, it is of import for the NTP squad to perform a statistical comparing of total primary malignancies inward all tissue in addition to organs observed inward RF-exposed in addition to concurrent command rats before issuing its in conclusion report. Given that hyperplasia (the enlargement of tissue or organs caused past times an increased charge per unit of measurement of jail energy cell growth inward the initial phase of cancer development) oft leads to neoplasm, the statistical analysis should likewise include findings of hyperplasia.” (p. 18)
“The FDA should live applauded for initiating in addition to the NIEHS/NTP praised for having sponsored the inquiry in addition to conducted the cell-phone RF radiations studies. It’s of import for the U.S. authorities to pace inward in addition to conduct such inquiry programs in addition to non travel out the affair exclusively to the cell-phone industry. The wireless manufacture has had nearly costless reign to develop in addition to distribute cellular mobile phones in addition to related RF devices equally they view fit. The completion of this NTP study should non signify the halt of the the States government’s role inward supporting RF biological effects inquiry because nosotros travel on to live exposed to to a greater extent than RF radiations every day [8], [9].” (p. 20)
“Malignant schwannoma inward rat hearts were the most salient findings from the NTP RF bioassay. Acoustic schwannomas inward human brains in addition to malignant schwannomas inward rat hearts were independently observed from 2 different trunk tissues inward humans in addition to rats. There could truly live a link betwixt Schwann cells that wind around both nervus tissues inward the pump in addition to along the auditory nervous system.” (p. 22)
“Because all tissue in addition to organs were similarly exposed in addition to had comparable SARs, it is of import for the NTP squad to perform a statistical comparing of total primary malignancies inward all tissue in addition to organs observed inward RF-exposed in addition to concurrent command rats before issuing its final report. Given that hyperplasia (the enlargement of tissue or organs caused past times an increased charge per unit of measurement of jail energy cell growth inward the initial phase of cancer development) oft leads to neoplasm, the statistical analysis should likewise include findings of hyperplasia.” (p. 22)
[Note: I provided similar suggestions for analysis of the information inward my critique of the NTP study. (3)]
“Now that the NTP review panel has concluded at that topographic point is clear evidence of carcinogenicity from long-term RF exposure inward rats, is it conceivable that the IARC would upgrade its epidemiology-based classification of RF exposure to the adjacent flat of carcinogenicity to humans?
As noted earlier, the existing RF exposure guidelines of 1.6 or 2.0 W/kg are promulgated amongst a reduction constituent of 50, equally a security margin for the full general public. The finding that long-term RF exposure could Pb to cancer evolution inward rats at levels that are the same equally or no greater than a constituent of 3 to a higher identify these exposure guidelines is significant.
While complacencies abound for short-term exposure guidelines inward price of providing security protection, an outstanding query persists concerning the adequacy of these guidelines for safe, long-term exposure to RF radiations at or below 1.6 or 2.0 W/kg. Perhaps the fourth dimension has come upwards to judiciously reassess, revise, in addition to update these guidelines." (pp. 22-23)
References
(1) Lin JC. Clear evidence of cell-phone RF radiations cancer risk. IEEE Microwave Magazine. 19(6):16-24. Sep/Oct 2018. DOI: 10.1109/MMM.2018.2844058. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8425056/
(2) Lin JC. The NTP jail energy cell telephone RF radiations wellness effects project. IEEE Microwave Magazine. 18(1): 15-17. Jan/Feb 2017. DOI: 10.1109/MMM.2016.2616239. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7779288/
(3) Moskowitz JM. Comments well-nigh the NTP jail energy cell telephone radiations studies. School of Public Health, UC Berkeley. Submitted to the National Toxicology Program, Mar 12, 2018. http://bit.ly/NTPcommentsJMM180312
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June 25, 2018
NTP Scientific Advisory Board Updated on NTP Cell Phone Radiation Studies
The NTP jail energy cell telephone radiations studies were discussed at the NTP’s Board of Scientific Counselors Meeting on June 20, 2018. Two scientists from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Drs. Chad Blystone in addition to Michael Wyde, made presentations to the Board.
Dr. Blystone presented a summary of the peer review of the jail energy cell telephone radiations studies conducted past times the NTP.
“There was robust give-and-take past times the Peer Review Panels on the exposure organisation in addition to NTP’s draft scientific interpretations. The Panel recommended increasing the NTP’s flat of evidence calls regarding the pump inward manful somebody in addition to woman somebody rats, adrenal gland inward manful somebody rats (GSM only), in addition to the encephalon (gliomas) inward manful somebody rats of both modulations.
The Panel’s comments on the draft interpretations volition live captured inward the peer review report, which volition live posted amongst other coming together materials when completed. NTP volition carefully consider the Panel’s recommendations when finalizing these technical reports, which volition live published on the NTP website inward autumn 2018 (https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/36144).”
Dr. Wyde summarized the results of the jail energy cell telephone radiations studies:
“The primary finding observed inward mice inward these studies was increased deoxyribonucleic acid impairment inward cells of the frontal cortex of RFR-exposed manful somebody mice (both GSM in addition to CDMA). This finding was non associated amongst whatsoever modify inward encephalon tumors inward the 2-year studies; however, elevated incidences of neoplastic lesions were observed inward manful somebody (skin in addition to lung) in addition to woman somebody mice (malignant lymphomas). These incidences may have got been related to RFR exposure in addition to were considered equivocal evidence of carcinogenicity for RFR at 1900 MHz for both GSM or CDMA modulations.
In the rat studies, exposures were initiated in utero and consistently resulted inward exposure concentration-related decreases inward pup trunk weight in addition to trunk weight gains during the perinatal period. In general, decreased pup survival was observed at the higher levels of RFR tested. Increased deoxyribonucleic acid impairment inward cells of the hippocampus in addition to frontal cortex was observed inward RFR-exposed manful somebody mice from the CDMA study. Lower survival inward command grouping was observed in addition to attributed to high severity of chronic progressive nephropathy. At the halt of the 2-year studies, increased incidences were observed inward malignant schwannomas in addition to correct ventricular cardiomyopathy inward the heart, malignant gliomas inward the brain, in addition to pheochromocytoma inward the adrenal medulla (GSM only) of manful somebody rats. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 number of neoplastic lesions were likewise observed that were considered equivocal findings that may have got been related to RFR exposure inward manful somebody (brain (granular jail energy cell tumors), pituitary gland, prostate, liver, adrenal gland, in addition to pancreas) in addition to woman somebody rats (heart, brain, in addition to adrenal gland).”
Dr. Wyde likewise discussed followup studies that NTP plans to conduct:
“Follow-up studies volition seek to investigate the perinatal effects, in addition to farther characterize organ-specific effects (heart, brain, adrenal medulla) inward rats via immuno- in addition to enzyme-histochemistry in addition to molecular pathology methods. The impact of RFR exposure on conduct in addition to stress volition live farther investigated, including the assessment of activity, reply to system-generated dissonance in addition to RFR signals, evaluation of stress indicators, measuring of stress hormones, in addition to pump rate. The primary areas of mechanistic inquiry volition include investigation into the role of oestrus equally a contributing constituent to RFR-induced effects, oxidative stress mechanisms, changes inward factor seem inward multiple tissues, in addition to the termination on deoxyribonucleic acid impairment in addition to repair. Given the positive effects on deoxyribonucleic acid impairment inward both rats in addition to mice in addition to the high flat of interindividual variability that was observed inward the pocket-size number of animals evaluated per sexual practice per dose grouping (n=5) inward the comet assay, it is of import to replicate the comet assays to confirm deoxyribonucleic acid impairment effects, equally good equally conduct additional, more-specific in addition to robust assays to evaluate deoxyribonucleic acid impairment in addition to deoxyribonucleic acid repair enzymes.
Additionally, follow-up studies volition address issues in addition to criticisms raised during peer review of the NTP RFR studies inward March 2018, including temperature measuring during periods of brute inactivity, evaluation of stress markers, evaluation of conduct changes during exposures, in addition to measuring of nutrient consumption. Additional studies volition have got the potential to expand to newer, electrical flow technologies in addition to those evolving technologies that volition larn the novel measure inward the telecommunication industry.”
Written world comments were submitted past times Dr. Annie Sasco, P.K. Mahesh, the Environmental Working Group, in addition to Phonegate Alert. The comments supported the study design, the peer review panel's interpretation of results, the take away for NTP to conduct wellness inquiry on newer wireless technology, in addition to the importance of world wellness warnings well-nigh exposure to jail energy cell telephone radiation.
May 15, 2018
NTP Board of Scientific Counselors Will Discuss Cell Phone Radiation Study
At the June 20, 2018 coming together of the Board of Scientific Counselors, NIEHS volition brand a presentation well-nigh the NTP jail energy cell telephone radiations study followed past times world comments in addition to a give-and-take of the study. The Counselors volition likewise utter over hereafter studies of radio frequency radiation. For to a greater extent than information view the meeting agenda.
March 30, 2018 (Updated Apr 2)
NTP Should Analyze Overall Tumor Risk
In my written submission to NTP well-nigh the jail energy cell telephone radiations studies, I recommended that NTP analyze the overall tumor run a risk from jail energy cell telephone radiations exposure. After watching the three-day goodness review of these studies, I restate this recommendation.
While it is useful to examine what happened to the trees inward the wood inward this experiment (e.g., the increased risk of a specific tumor developing in manful somebody rats from GSM exposure), it is essential to examine what happened to the forest (e.g., the overall run a risk of a manful somebody rat developing a malignant tumor from jail energy cell telephone radiations exposure).
NTP should attempt out the zippo hypothesis that lifelong exposure to non-thermal levels of jail energy cell telephone radiations does non increment the incidence of cancer.
There are several strong justifications for conducting this analysis.
First, a 5-year, $5 1 grand m Air Force study found depression incidences of diverse types of tumors inward manful somebody rats exposed to microwave radiation. In that study, the exposed rats were 3 times to a greater extent than probable to larn cancer than the command rats. The study employed much lower intensity microwave radiations than the NTP studies.
Second, early on toxicology inquiry on the effects of tobacco institute depression incidences of many types of tumors amid animals exposed to tobacco smoke. Scientists dismissed this evidence equally they assumed an agent could non crusade cancer inward different types of tissue. History later on proved them wrong.
Third, numerous biologic studies have institute that exposure to low-intensity radiofrequency radiations increases oxidative stress causing generation of costless radicals, stress proteins, in addition to deoxyribonucleic acid impairment inward many different types of cells.
Finally, my preliminary analysis of the overall tumor run a risk using summary information from the appendices to the NTP report, found that male rats exposed to jail energy cell telephone radiations were significantly to a greater extent than probable to develop a tumor than command rats overall (81% vs. 62%; p < .001), and fifty-fifty inward the lowest jail energy cell telephone radiations exposure group, 1.5 watts per kilogram (82% vs. 62%; p <.001).
Male rats exposed to jail energy cell telephone radiations were significantly to a greater extent than probable to develop cancer than command rats (38% vs. 26%; p = .021), and to a greater extent than probable to develop a nonmalignant tumor (70% vs. 54%; p = .003).
Male rats inward the lowest jail energy cell telephone radiations exposure group, 1.5 watts per kilogram, were likewise to a greater extent than probable to develop a nonmalignant tumor than command rats (74% vs. 54%; p < .001). Although cancer incidence for this depression exposure grouping was greater than the command group, the divergence was non statistically important (34% vs. 26%; p = .163).
NTP should conduct these analyses controlling for survival differences betwixt the exposed in addition to command animals.
March 16, 2018 (Updated March 25)
Public Comments on the NTP
Cell Phone Radiation Studies
To view selected world comments well-nigh the National Toxicology Program's draft technical reports on their jail energy cell telephone radiations studies and for information well-nigh the peer review meeting, click on the next link:
February 23, 2018 (Updated March 5)
Ramazzini Institute Cell Tower-Cancer Study
Microwave News published a story on Feb 23, "'More Than a Coincidence': New Large Animal Study, Like NTP’s, Links RF to Schwannoma of the Heart" which describes a novel major study that replicates the primary finding inward the NTP study.
The Ramazzini Institute in Italy volition presently issue a study inward the peer-reviewed journal, Environmental Research, which institute that cell telephone radiations caused malignant schwanomma inward the hearts of manful somebody rats.
In this study of 2,448 manful somebody in addition to woman somebody rats, the animals were exposed to 1.8 GHz GSM jail energy cell telephone radiations for xix hours per 24-hour interval from prenatal life until natural death. The cell telephone phone radiations exposure inward this study corresponds to what 1 could have from a nearby jail energy cell telephone tower. Hence, the exposures were much lower than inward the NTP study. The SAR values inward this study ranged from 0.001 W/kg to 0.1 W/kg equally compared to 1.5 to 6.0 W/kg inward the NTP study.
The Ramazzini Institute in Italy volition presently issue a study inward the peer-reviewed journal, Environmental Research, which institute that cell telephone radiations caused malignant schwanomma inward the hearts of manful somebody rats.
In this study of 2,448 manful somebody in addition to woman somebody rats, the animals were exposed to 1.8 GHz GSM jail energy cell telephone radiations for xix hours per 24-hour interval from prenatal life until natural death. The cell telephone phone radiations exposure inward this study corresponds to what 1 could have from a nearby jail energy cell telephone tower. Hence, the exposures were much lower than inward the NTP study. The SAR values inward this study ranged from 0.001 W/kg to 0.1 W/kg equally compared to 1.5 to 6.0 W/kg inward the NTP study.
This is the quaternary brute study to written report increased cancer run a risk from exposure to depression intensity microwave radiation. In add-on to the NTP study (summarized below) in addition to the U.S. Air Force study, Repacholi in addition to colleagues (1997) found that woman somebody mice exposed to GSM-like jail energy cell telephone radiations were twice equally probable to develop lymphoma compared to unexposed command mice.
Nine peer-reviewed studies, including 1 cohort study, have got institute evidence inward humans that long-term jail energy cell telephone usage is associated amongst increased run a risk of vestibular schwannomma, aka acoustic neuroma. Acoustic neuroma likewise arises from the Schwann cells, but dissimilar its counterpart inward the heart, it is commonly a slow-growing tumor in addition to non cancerous.
February 20, 2018
NTP Cell Phone Radiation Cancer Study: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Public Health Perspective
The $25 1 grand m National Toxicology Program (NTP) jail energy cell telephone radiations study proves that long-term exposure to depression intensity, non-thermal levels of jail energy cell telephone microwave radiations tin ship away crusade cancer in addition to deoxyribonucleic acid impairment inward an brute model. This is the second study our federal authorities conducted which institute that depression intensity microwave radiations caused cancer.
In conjunction amongst lately published case-control research inward humans that institute an association betwixt long-term, heavy jail energy cell telephone usage in addition to encephalon tumor run a risk (glioma in addition to acoustic neuroma likewise known equally vestibular schwannoma), in addition to hundreds of studies that institute increased oxidative stress (including stress proteins, costless radicals in addition to deoxyribonucleic acid damage) from exposure to depression intensity microwave radiation, the NTP study should empower the WHO International Agency for Research on Cancer to re-classify radio frequency radiations from its current classification, “possibly carcinogenic to humans” (Group 2B), to “probably carcinogenic to humans” (Group 2A) or “carcinogenic to humans” (Group 1).
The strongest finding inward the NTP reports was increased cancer incidence inward Schwann cells of the hearts inward manful somebody rats exposed to jail energy cell telephone radiation. These rats likewise exhibited twice equally many total schwanommas across all organs of the trunk compared to command rats, but this divergence was non statistically important (6% vs. 3%).
Other organs inward manful somebody rats were observed to have got depression incidences of tumors that exceeded those institute inward the unexposed controls, including the encephalon (i.e., glioma), the adrenal, pituitary, in addition to prostate glands, the pancreas, in addition to the liver.
Female rats exposed to jail energy cell telephone radiations likewise had elevated tumor incidence inward the encephalon (i.e., glioma) in addition to adrenal glands.
DNA impairment was observed inward mice in addition to rats of both sexes exposed to jail energy cell telephone radiation. (See my before posts for a summary of these results.)
Why is NTP downplaying the study results now?
NTP classified the increased malignant schwannoma inward manful somebody rats equally “some evidence of carcinogenic activity.” Other elevated incidences of tumors were considered “equivocal evidence of carcinogenic activity” because they failed to display a classic dose-response relationship. However, much of the published research on microwave radiations finds that the likelihood of a wellness termination does non stand upwards for closely amongst the dose (or intensity) of the radiation. Rather, the frequency of the carrier moving ridge in addition to pulsing in addition to modulation of the signals appear to deport upon the organism's jail energy cell signaling processes independent of the intensity of the microwaves.
Although this is the largest in addition to most of import brute study to examine tumor run a risk caused past times jail energy cell telephone radiation, both the several case-control studies of jail energy cell telephone usage amid humans. What explains this turnaround?
According to the new NTP report, Schwann cells are similar to glial cells. Thus, the causes of schwannoma may live similar to glioma:
"Schwann cells are similar to glial cells inward the encephalon inward that they are specialized supportive cells whose functions include maintaining homeostasis, forming myelin, in addition to providing back upwards in addition to protection for neurons of the peripheral nervous organisation (PNS). In the PNS, Schwann cells arrive at myelin in addition to are analogous to oligodendrocytes [a type of glial cells] of the key nervous system" (page 162).
NTP should analyze the overall tumor risk.
The NTP researchers did non carefully examine the overall tumor risk, that is, the run a risk of an brute developing whatsoever type of tumor due to jail energy cell telephone radiations exposure. There are several strong justifications for conducting this analysis.
First, a 5-year, $5 1 grand m Air Force study institute depression incidences of diverse types of tumors inward manful somebody rats exposed to microwave radiation. In that study, the exposed rats were 3 times to a greater extent than probable to larn cancer than the command rats. The study employed much lower intensity microwave radiations than the NTP studies.
Second, early on toxicology inquiry on the effects of tobacco institute depression incidences of many types of tumors amid animals exposed to tobacco smoke. Scientists dismissed this evidence equally they assumed an agent could non crusade cancer inward different types of tissue. History later on proved them wrong.
Finally, my preliminary analysis of the overall tumor run a risk using summary information from the appendices to the NTP report, institute that male rats exposed to jail energy cell telephone radiations were significantly to a greater extent than probable to develop cancer than command rats (38% vs. 25.5%; p = .021), and to a greater extent than probable to develop a nonmalignant tumor (70% vs. 54%; p = .003).
Male rats inward the lowest jail energy cell telephone radiations exposure group, 1.5 watts per kilogram, were likewise to a greater extent than probable to develop a nonmalignant tumor than command rats (74% vs. 54%; p < .001). Although cancer incidence for this depression exposure grouping was greater than the command group, the divergence was non statistically important (34% vs. 25.5%; p = .163).
I questioned the omission of the overall tumor run a risk analysis during the recent NTP press conference. Will NTP conduct this analysis, adjusting for survival fourth dimension in addition to litter differences, inward fourth dimension for the peer review of the NTP reports inward belatedly March?
Feb 7, 2018
"Same RF Cancer Data, Different Outlook"
Microwave News (MN) published a story today that poses the question, “Why was the NTP thus ambivalent well-nigh its jail energy cell telephone cancer findings at the press conference in conclusion Fri when 2 years agone the same scientific evidence prompted a world wellness warning?” (“What Changed at NTP? Same RF Cancer Data, Different Outlook.” Feb 7, 2018. URL: http://microwavenews.com/news-center/what-changed).
Besides the recent modify of leadership at the National Toxicology Program (NTP), Microwave News speculates well-nigh potential political influence from the federal authorities including the NIEHS in addition to NIH, the FDA, in addition to the military, peculiarly the Navy in addition to Air Force. In addition, Congress in addition to the White House may have got intervened inward reply to lobbying past times the jail energy cell telephone industry.
Microwave News has been reporting on the potential wellness in addition to environmental impacts of electromagnetic fields in addition to radiations for to a greater extent than than 35 years in addition to is widely recognized equally an objective source of information on this topic.
Feb 2, 2018 (Updated Feb 6)
NTP Releases Draft Reports on Cell Phone Radiation
and Conducts Press Conference
and Conducts Press Conference
On Feb 2, 2018, the National Toxicology Program (NTP) conducted a press conference in addition to released 2 draft technical reports on the jail energy cell telephone radiations studies -- 1 written report on rats (TR-595) in addition to 1 on mice (TR-596) in addition to 2 supplemental information tables. The reports in addition to information tables are available at http://bit.ly/NTPreports.
The recording in addition to transcript of the press conference are available at http://bit.ly/NTPpress2-2-18.
For information well-nigh the upcoming review procedure inward March see National Toxicology Program: Peer & world review of jail energy cell telephone radiations study reports.
Dec 1, 2017
Microwave News reported today that the vice-chair of the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP), Maria Feychting, has been trying to convince the scientific community to dismiss the $25 1 grand m jail energy cell telephone cancer study conducted past times the the States National Toxicology Program (NTP).
According to Microwave News, Feychting claimed at scientific meetings held inward Deutschland in addition to Sweden in conclusion calendar month that the pathology analyses inward the NTP study were non properly blinded. This number was originally raised past times an official reviewer of the study in addition to was set to residual inward the FDA called for this research inward 1999.
Here is the abstract for this presentation.
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| Paper presented at annual coming together of Environmental Mutagenesis in addition to Genomics Society, Raleigh, North Carolina, September 9-13, 2017. |
Aug 31, 2017
Microwave News reported that the National Toxicology Program (NTP) volition release the “complete results” of its $25 1 grand m projection on jail energy cell telephone cancer risks early on adjacent year. The release of these information had been expected past times the halt of this year.
"The consummate results from all the rat in addition to mice studies volition live available for peer review in addition to world comment past times early on 2018," according to a new statement on the NTP Web site.
To date, the study has reported increased run a risk of cancer inward the encephalon in addition to pump of manful somebody rats from exposure to 2nd generation (2G) jail energy cell telephone radiations in addition to increased run a risk of deoxyribonucleic acid impairment inward mice in addition to rats of both sexes. For to a greater extent than information well-nigh the results of this study view the residual of this post.
This NTP projection is our nation's only major inquiry on the effects of jail energy cell telephone radiations since the 1990's. The FDA recommended that the NTP conduct these toxicology in addition to carcinogenicity studies inward 1999. The FDA alphabetic character calling for this study tin ship away live downloaded from the NIEHS website.
The NTP is soundless studying the effects of 2G cellphone radiations which may presently live obsolete.
What well-nigh 3G, 4G, in addition to 5G? Why must nosotros rely on inquiry from other nations to inform us well-nigh the wellness effects of this environmental toxin?
The Federal authorities should live held accountable for the lack of inquiry inward the the States on the wellness effects of wireless radiations since the 1990's.
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April 4, 2017
According to Microwave News, the National Toxicology Program (NTP) volition non issue equally a stand-alone newspaper its findings of increased deoxyribonucleic acid breaks amid rats exposed to jail energy cell telephone radiation. These information which have got been reported at an international scientific conference volition live incorporated inward a technical written report to live released inward December. The written report volition supply a "final determination" well-nigh the flat of evidence that jail energy cell telephone radiations causes cancer.
The NTP's statement:
”The genotoxicity newspaper was non accepted for stand-alone publication because the reviewers wanted additional detailed technical information on the methods used to disclose the animals to radiofrequency radiation, equally good equally farther placement of these findings inward the context of the results of the two-year rodent studies. The consummate results from all the rat in addition to mice cancer studies stay inward pathology review in addition to the in conclusion determinations on the flat of evidence for carcinogenic activeness have got non yet been made. For these reasons the determination was made to peer review in addition to issue the genotoxicity information equally component of the larger study inward an NTP Technical Report.”For a summary of the evidence well-nigh deoxyribonucleic acid impairment due to jail energy cell telephone radiations see the posts below for June 10, 2016 in addition to August 23, 2016.
September 7, 2016
The Green Gazette published an article today well-nigh the National Toxicology Program jail energy cell telephone radiations study based upon my June 10 post which appears below.
August 23, 2016
Presentation on NTP Study to NIEHS Board of Scientific Counselors
On June 15, Dr. Michael Wyde, the manager of the jail energy cell telephone radiations studies conducted past times the National Toxicology Program (NTP), provided an overview of the studies to the Board of Scientific Counselors of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). He summarized the inquiry designs in addition to the partial results for the toxicology in addition to carcinogenicity studies.
A video of the presentation including the presentation slides in addition to the query in addition to respond session is available at https://youtu.be/TCRF71eMZ1Q.
According to Dr. Wyde, the FDA recommended that the NTP conduct toxicology in addition to carcinogenicity studies of jail energy cell telephone radiations inward 1999. Completion of these studies is expected past times some fourth dimension inward 2018.
The 1999 FDA alphabetic character calling for this study tin ship away live downloaded from the NIEHS website.
June 24, 2016
According to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the newly-released study on cellphone radiations in addition to cancer inward rats conducted past times the National Toxicology Program (NTP) resulted inward to a greater extent than than 1,000 tidings stories. Nearly 150 reporters participated inward the telephone press conference held past times the NTP on May 27.
Unfortunately, much of the media coverage contained considerable bias, or "spin" intended to practise dubiousness well-nigh the study's of import findings regarding cancer run a risk from exposure to cellphone radiation. Notable exceptions included tidings stories that appeared inward the reported partial findings from their $25 1 grand m study of the cancer run a risk from cellphone radiofrequency radiations (RFR). Controlled studies of rats showed that RFR caused 2 types of tumors, glioma in addition to schwannoma. The results “…could have got broad implications for world health.”
A fact canvass on the NTP study that summarizes some biased statements, or “Spin,” well-nigh the study that tend to practise dubiousness well-nigh information lineament in addition to implications, equally good equally “Facts” from decades of previous inquiry is available at http://bit.ly/NTPspinfacts.
A High German translation of this fact canvass is available at diagnose:funk. An Italian translation is available at Amica Associazione.
A High German translation of this fact canvass is available at diagnose:funk. An Italian translation is available at Amica Associazione.
In humans, schwannoma is a nonmalignant tumor that grows inward Schwann cells that comprehend a nervus which connects to the brain. Numerous studies have got institute an increased run a risk of this rare tumor inward heavy jail energy cell telephone users. In the rat study, malignant schwannoma was institute inward Schwann cells inward the heart.
The FDA requested in May, 1999 that the NIEHS inquiry the effects of jail energy cell telephone radiations on deoxyribonucleic acid inward brute models. FDA called this a "high priority." Seventeen years later on the NIEHS has released only partial results from a serial of studies which should have got taken only a few years to conduct.
For to a greater extent than information well-nigh the NTP study see http://bit.ly/govtfailure.
For references to the inquiry that institute increased run a risk of malignant in addition to nonmalignant tumors amid long-term jail energy cell telephone users see http://bit.ly/WSJsaferemr.
For references to the inquiry that institute increased run a risk of malignant in addition to nonmalignant tumors amid long-term jail energy cell telephone users see http://bit.ly/WSJsaferemr.
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