| The most recent ruling cites public health risk.Ten | | | | especially monitoring the long-term health of people. |
| mobile telephone antennas must be removed as they | | | | One thing demonstrated was that low-power RF |
| pose a threat to public health, the Athens Appeals | | | | radiation could increase the number of DNA breaks in |
| Court ruled on 8/7/2006. In justifying its ruling, the court | | | | exposed cells and could also activate a stress |
| cited urgent concerns regarding the protection of public | | | | response with the production of heat-shock proteins. |
| health. | | | | It was clear chromosome damage could be seen in |
| UK campaign groups have been working with retired | | | | the cell exposed to mobile phone radiation over 24 |
| physicist Dr John Walker. Six studies now show an | | | | hours exposure at SAR level 1.3W/kg, ICNIRP/WHO |
| increase in serious illness appearing in radiation from | | | | level = W/kg, similar chromosome damage can be |
| masts after long-term exposure. Dr John Walker's | | | | seen in the cell exposed to irradiation equal to 1600 |
| research clearly shows the clusters of illness appear in | | | | chest x-rays. |
| radiation at exposures of around 1.5v/m, which is | | | | The image can be viewed on my powerpoint |
| below the guidelines significantly permitting around 40 | | | | presentation slide number 16 which is on the front page |
| to 50 v/m (varying according to microwave | | | | of the radiation Research Trust A German study by a |
| frequency). | | | | team of local medical doctors in Naila with data from |
| We believe the increase will be approx 10 to 12 | | | | over 10 years, discovered a threefold increase in new |
| percent within concentrated areas. This situation | | | | alignancies in people living up to 400m from a mast |
| demands proper and full investigation. | | | | after five years exposure when compared to people |
| Germany reports a 7 fold increase in breast cancer in | | | | living further away in the same town. |
| an area with cellular antennas.A report on 21/9/2006 | | | | GP records of c.1000 patients over the period |
| the head of cancer registry in Berlin, Roland Stabenow | | | | 1994-2004 Cellular transmitting site first started |
| informed the residents that there is an increase of 7 | | | | operating in 1993. |
| fold in breast cancer in their area (an area with cellular | | | | In the period 1999-2004, the RR=3.1 adjusted for age |
| antennas). The attention was drawn after a map was | | | | and gender for newly diagnosed tumours. Eger H, et al, |
| prepared by the residents and the cancer cases are | | | | 2004, The Influence of Being Physically Near to a Cell |
| near the antennas. Can people throughout the world | | | | Phone Transmission Mast on the Incidence of Cancer, |
| be wrong? Let's look at what the science and doctors | | | | Gesellschaft 17.4.2004 |
| are reporting | | | | Natanya, Israel |
| The REFLEX project was set up to investigate the | | | | A small study by GPS at the Kaplan Medical Centre, |
| affects of low-levels of RF radiation on cellular | | | | Israel, discovered a fourfold increase in cancer within |
| systems; cost of approximately $3 million. The work | | | | 350m after long term exposure to a phone mast and |
| was carried out by 12 research groups in seven | | | | a TENFOLD increase specifically in women. Wolf D & |
| European countries. | | | | Wolf D, 2004, Increase of Cancer near Cell-Phone |
| They concluded that in-vitro damage is real and that it | | | | Transmitter Station, Intanational Journal of Cancer |
| is important to carry out much more research, | | | | Prevention 1-2, April 2004. |