"Hidden cancer danger from cellular phones"

["Björn Cedervall" <bjorn_cedervall@hotmail.com>]

Yesterday, a Swedish scientist warned against the danger of cellular 
phones in "Dagens Nyheter" - the largest Swedish morning paper (main 
article on debate page). The headline reads "Hidden cancer danger from 
cellular phones" - the somewhat smaller second headline reads "The 
consequences of cellular phones may/can become tragic if measures are 
not taken in time".
Then, as introduction text in bold: "Nothing says that microwaves from 
cellular phones should be harmless. It is rather the opposite: research 
shows association between this kind of radiation and different diseases 
- anything from cancer, brain damage and high blood pressure to sleeping 
disturbances and asthma. When it comes to microwave radiation we 
furthermore risk getting harmful levels without seeing any warning 
signals. The risk is that future historians will ask themselves: "Why 
didn't we take any measures in time?"..."
Then the main article (six columns) begins. The text is quite 
suggestive. The works referred to in the article:
"Professor Henry Lai" (Univ. Wash, Seattle) - the rat brain story.
Dr. John Holt and Professor Peter French, St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney 
Australia (mast cells, asthma and EMF).
Dr. Neil Cherry at Lincoln University, Lincoln, New Zeeland 
(epidemiological studies of "cellular phone fields" (0.1 microwatt per 
square centimeter - discussion about cancer, insomnia, immune defense, 
miscarriage and changes in blood pressure).
Med dr S. Braunes, Freiburgs University, Germany (ref. to article in The 
lancet, 1998 blood pressure)
Michael Repacholi, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia (900 MHz 
distant field  (0.008 - 4.2 watt per kg tissue where the risk was 
statistically significant at a level of 2.4 times after 18 months of 
exposure, 30 min. in the morning and 30 min. in the evening).
Bruce Hocking, Camberwell, Australia (0.2 - 8 microwatt per square 
centimeter up to 4 kms distance (2.5 U.S. miles) from TV masts in 
Australia).
Ioannis Magras and Thomas Xenos, Thessalonikis University, Greece 
(embryonal development of mice, 0.2 to 1 microwatt per square 
centimeter).
//My question: Are any of you able to comment the studies above from a 
scientific point? Some people above lack titles because they have not 
been given in the article I am referring to.//

Then the author discusses some "myths":
"1. That the lack of "objective findings" is the same as absence of 
effect.
2. Risk is only present if "scientifically proven" in humans.
3. That there always is a lowest effective dose, under which there are 
no effects."

I cannot comment everything in the article but it is obvious that it may 
frighten some people, and perhaps even authorities.

The whole article (in Swedish) can be found at http://www.dn.se/
(choose the searchsystem "sok" (two dots over the "o") and look
for the publication 2/12 = Dec. 2).

Bjorn
bjorn_cedervall@hotmail.com
I only represent myself in this writing.


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