CELLPHONE RADIATION IS HARMFUL TO HUMANS - WHO

Sir,

Following the article dated March 5, 2014, I wish to state that Dr Kevin Makadzange misrepresented and expressed limited information on a very important matter that concerns human life and this is the issue of cellphone radiation.

The Geneva conferences dated 2002, and the most recent one for 2011 concluded that cellphone radiation was actually harmful and possibly carcinogenic and most likely to have been the main cause of brain cancer in humans.  Dr Kevin Makadzange’s statement is like saying there is no HIV/AIDS and yet we see the epidemic around us. (For reference, visit and search for cell phone radiation on this website http://www.iarc.fr/)
Definition of carcinogenic: Carcinogenic means a substance or agent that can cause cells to become cancerous by altering their genetic structure so that they multiply continuously and become malignant. Asbestos, DDT, and tobacco smoke are examples of carcinogens (the Science Dictionary 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company).

The term ‘carcinogen’ denotes a chemical substance or a mixture of chemical substances which induce cancer or increase its incidence. Substances which have induced benign and malignant tumours in well performed experimental studies on animals are considered also to be presumed or suspected human carcinogens unless there is strong evidence that the mechanism of tumour formation is not relevant for humans.

International Agency for Research on Cancer: The finding, from the agency’s International Agency for Research on Cancer, adds to concerns among a small but growing group of experts about the health effects of low levels of radiation emitted by cellphones
The panel, which consisted of 31 scientists from 14 countries, was led by Dr Jonathan M Samet, a physician and epidemiologist at the University of Southern California and a member of President Obama’s National Cancer Advisory Board.

The group didn’t conduct any new research but reviewed numerous existing studies that focused on the health effects of radio frequency magnetic fields, which are emitted by cellphones. During a news conference, Dr Samet said the panel’s decision to classify cellphones as ‘possibly carcinogenic’ was based largely on epidemiological data showing an increased risk among heavy cellphone users of a rare type of brain tumor called a glioma (the New York Newspaper, May 31, 2011).

Torsion Swaziland

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