National Toxicology Plan Finds Jail Cellphone Telephone Radiations Causes Cancer
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ICNIRP’s Exposure Guidelines for Radio Frequency Fields
August 28, 2018 (Updated August 29)
The publication of this article straightaway is peculiarly relevant because the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) is inwards 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 whatever wellness risks. Dr. Lin served as an ICNIRP Commissioner from 2004-2016 too chaired ICNIRP's Standing Committee on Physics too 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
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Sep 12, 2018
NTP Scientists Report deoxyribonucleic acid Damage inwards Male too Female Mice too 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 Galvanic cell telephone radiofrequency radiations inwards manlike someone too woman someone rats too mice next subchronic exposure. 49th Annual Meeting of the Environmental Mutagenesis too Genomics Society. San Antonio, Texas. Sep 22-26, 2018. Environmental too 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 inwards a 2-year rodent cancer bioassay that included additional beast cohorts for interim assessments of genotoxicity endpoints.
Male too woman someone Sprague Dawley rats too B6C3F1/N mice were exposed from gestation twenty-four hr menstruum five or postnatal twenty-four hr menstruum 35, respectively, to code segmentation multiple access (CDMA) or global organisation for mobile (GSM) modulations semi-continuously for xviii h/day inwards 10 instant intervals inwards reverberation chambers at specific absorption rates (SAR) of 1.5, 3, or half dozen W/kg (rats) or 2.5, 5, or 10 W/kg (mice). Rats too mice were exposed at 900 MHz or 1900 MHz, respectively. The interim cohorts, five animals per handling group, were examined after xix (rats) or thirteen (mice) weeks of exposure for evidence of RFR-induced genotoxicity. deoxyribonucleic acid harm was assessed inwards 3 encephalon regions (frontal cortex, hippocampus, too cerebellum), too inwards liver cells too blood leukocytes using the comet assay. Chromosomal harm was assessed inwards peripheral blood erythrocytes using the micronucleus assay.
DNA harm was significantly increased inwards the frontal cortex of manlike someone mice (both modulations), peripheral leukocytes of woman someone mice (CDMA only), too hippocampus of manlike someone rats (CDMA only). deoxyribonucleic acid harm was nominally elevated inwards several other tissues of RFR-exposed rats, although statistical significance was non achieved. No pregnant increases inwards micronucleated crimson blood cells were observed inwards rats or mice.
These results advise that exposure to RFR has the potential to cause measurable deoxyribonucleic acid harm 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 inwards the mag IEEE Microwave Magazine, Dr. James C. Lin states that the results of the National Toxicology Program (NTP) jail Galvanic 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 enquiry too 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 inwards this too an before newspaper (1, 2), he recognizes the importance of this enquiry to the land too the implications of the study findings for populace wellness (2).
He praised the FDA too the NTP for the initiation too conduct of the study too emphasized the require for the “U.S. authorities to pace inwards too conduct such enquiry programs too non move out the affair alone to the cell-phone industry” due to his trouble that “The wireless manufacture has had nearly costless reign to develop too distribute cellular mobile phones too related RF devices every bit they consider fit.”
The publication of this article straightaway is peculiarly relevant because the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) is inwards 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 whatever wellness risks. Dr. Lin served as an ICNIRP Commissioner from 2004-2016 too chaired ICNIRP's Standing Committee on Physics too Engineering from 2008-2012.
Dr. Lin was 1 of xiv experts convened past times the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to review the National Toxicology Program’s jail Galvanic cell telephone radiations study inwards March of this year. He is a professor of electrical engineering, bioengineering, physiology, too biophysics at the University of Illinois, Chicago. His publications include 10 books, hundreds of papers too mass chapters, too he has made hundreds of presentations at professional person conferences. He has served on the editorial board of 15 professional person journals too 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 too toxicologists on the peer-review panel concluded that, alongside other observations, at that spot was statistically pregnant too “clear evidence” that both GSM- too CDMA-modulated RF radiations had led to the evolution of malignant schwannoma (a rare shape of tumor) inwards the ticker of manlike someone rats (of the Harlan-Sprague-Dawley strain). Further, at that spot was “equivocal evidence” for the same schwannoma endangerment alongside woman someone rats.
The panel too noted that at that spot were odd patterns of cardiomyopathy, or harm to ticker tissue, inwards both RF-exposed manlike someone too woman someone rats when compared with 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 inwards the encephalon of manlike someone rats, specifically glioma. However, the findings for woman someone rats were deemed every bit providing only “equivocal evidence” for malignant gliomas when compared with concurrent controls.” (pp. 16-17)
“The NTP cell-phone RF exposure study is, past times far, the largest study of its sort [5]. It was expensive too fourth dimension consuming, too at that spot may fifty-fifty have got been improve ways to perform the study. Nevertheless, it highlights that prolonged exposure to RF radiations at, or a footling 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 with a reduction constituent of 50 every bit a security margin for the full general populace too to furnish protection against presumed hazardous biological effects inwards humans [5], [6]. The finding that RF exposure could Pb to dose-dependent cancer evolution at levels that are the same or 3 times higher upward 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 upward of guidelines nether controlled environments that allows local SARs of the encephalon too ticker to live every bit much every bit 10 W/kg [7]. An SAR of 10 W/kg is considerably higher than the 1.5, 3.0, too 6.0 W/kg used inwards the NTP study.” “Because all tissue too organs were similarly exposed too had comparable SARs, it is of import for the NTP squad to perform a statistical comparing of total primary malignancies inwards all tissue too organs observed inwards RF-exposed too concurrent command rats before issuing its lastly report. Given that hyperplasia (the enlargement of tissue or organs caused past times an increased charge per unit of measurement of jail Galvanic cell growth inwards the initial phase of cancer development) frequently leads to neoplasm, the statistical analysis should too include findings of hyperplasia.” (p. 18)
“The FDA should live applauded for initiating too the NIEHS/NTP praised for having sponsored the enquiry too conducted the cell-phone RF radiations studies. It’s of import for the U.S. authorities to pace inwards too conduct such enquiry programs too non move out the affair alone to the cell-phone industry. The wireless manufacture has had nearly costless reign to develop too distribute cellular mobile phones too related RF devices every bit they consider fit. The completion of this NTP study should non signify the cease of the USA government’s role inwards supporting RF biological effects enquiry because nosotros move along to live exposed to to a greater extent than RF radiations every day [8], [9].” (p. 20)
“Malignant schwannoma inwards rat hearts were the most salient findings from the NTP RF bioassay. Acoustic schwannomas inwards human brains too malignant schwannomas inwards rat hearts were independently observed from 2 different trunk tissues inwards humans too rats. There could truly live a link betwixt Schwann cells that roll around both nervus tissues inwards the ticker too along the auditory nervous system.” (p. 22)
“Because all tissue too organs were similarly exposed too had comparable SARs, it is of import for the NTP squad to perform a statistical comparing of total primary malignancies inwards all tissue too organs observed inwards RF-exposed too 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 Galvanic cell growth inwards the initial phase of cancer development) frequently leads to neoplasm, the statistical analysis should too include findings of hyperplasia.” (p. 22)
[Note: I provided similar suggestions for analysis of the information inwards my critique of the NTP study. (3)]
“Now that the NTP review panel has concluded at that spot is clear evidence of carcinogenicity from long-term RF exposure inwards rats, is it conceivable that the IARC would upgrade its epidemiology-based classification of RF exposure to the side past times side bird of carcinogenicity to humans?
As noted earlier, the existing RF exposure guidelines of 1.6 or 2.0 W/kg are promulgated with a reduction constituent of 50, every bit a security margin for the full general public. The finding that long-term RF exposure could Pb to cancer evolution inwards rats at levels that are the same every bit or no greater than a constituent of 3 higher upward these exposure guidelines is significant.
While complacencies abound for short-term exposure guidelines inwards damage of providing security protection, an outstanding enquiry 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 upward to judiciously reassess, revise, too 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 Galvanic 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 nigh the NTP jail Galvanic 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 Galvanic 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 too Michael Wyde, made presentations to the Board.
Dr. Blystone presented a summary of the peer review of the jail Galvanic 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 too NTP’s draft scientific interpretations. The Panel recommended increasing the NTP’s bird of evidence calls regarding the ticker inwards manlike someone too woman someone rats, adrenal gland inwards manlike someone rats (GSM only), too the encephalon (gliomas) inwards manlike someone rats of both modulations.
The Panel’s comments on the draft interpretations volition live captured inwards the peer review report, which volition live posted with 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 inwards autumn 2018 (https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/36144).”
Dr. Wyde summarized the results of the jail Galvanic cell telephone radiations studies:
“The primary finding observed inwards mice inwards these studies was increased deoxyribonucleic acid harm inwards cells of the frontal cortex of RFR-exposed manlike someone mice (both GSM too CDMA). This finding was non associated with whatever alter inwards encephalon tumors inwards the 2-year studies; however, elevated incidences of neoplastic lesions were observed inwards manlike someone (skin too lung) too woman someone mice (malignant lymphomas). These incidences may have got been related to RFR exposure too 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 inwards exposure concentration-related decreases inwards pup trunk weight too trunk weight gains during the perinatal period. In general, decreased pup survival was observed at the higher levels of RFR tested. Increased deoxyribonucleic acid harm inwards cells of the hippocampus too frontal cortex was observed inwards RFR-exposed manlike someone mice from the CDMA study. Lower survival inwards command grouping was observed too attributed to high severity of chronic progressive nephropathy. At the cease of the 2-year studies, increased incidences were observed inwards malignant schwannomas too correct ventricular cardiomyopathy inwards the heart, malignant gliomas inwards the brain, too pheochromocytoma inwards the adrenal medulla (GSM only) of manlike someone rats. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 number of neoplastic lesions were too observed that were considered equivocal findings that may have got been related to RFR exposure inwards manlike someone (brain (granular jail Galvanic cell tumors), pituitary gland, prostate, liver, adrenal gland, too pancreas) too woman someone rats (heart, brain, too adrenal gland).”
Dr. Wyde too discussed followup studies that NTP plans to conduct:
“Follow-up studies volition seek to investigate the perinatal effects, too farther characterize organ-specific effects (heart, brain, adrenal medulla) inwards rats via immuno- too enzyme-histochemistry too molecular pathology methods. The impact of RFR exposure on demeanor too stress volition live farther investigated, including the assessment of activity, reply to system-generated noise too RFR signals, evaluation of stress indicators, measuring of stress hormones, too ticker rate. The primary areas of mechanistic enquiry volition include investigation into the role of oestrus every bit a contributing constituent to RFR-induced effects, oxidative stress mechanisms, changes inwards factor seem inwards multiple tissues, too the number on deoxyribonucleic acid harm too repair. Given the positive effects on deoxyribonucleic acid harm inwards both rats too mice too the high bird of interindividual variability that was observed inwards the modest number of animals evaluated per sexual activity per dose grouping (n=5) inwards the comet assay, it is of import to replicate the comet assays to confirm deoxyribonucleic acid harm effects, every bit good every bit conduct additional, more-specific too robust assays to evaluate deoxyribonucleic acid harm too deoxyribonucleic acid repair enzymes.
Additionally, follow-up studies volition address issues too criticisms raised during peer review of the NTP RFR studies inwards March 2018, including temperature measuring during periods of beast inactivity, evaluation of stress markers, evaluation of demeanor changes during exposures, too measuring of nutrient consumption. Additional studies volition have got the potential to expand to newer, electrical flow technologies too those evolving technologies that volition move the novel criterion inwards the telecommunication industry.”
Written populace comments were submitted past times Dr. Annie Sasco, P.K. Mahesh, the Environmental Working Group, too Phonegate Alert. The comments supported the study design, the peer review panel's interpretation of results, the require for NTP to conduct wellness enquiry on newer wireless technology, too the importance of populace wellness warnings nigh exposure to jail Galvanic 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 nigh the NTP jail Galvanic cell telephone radiations study followed past times populace comments too a give-and-take of the study. The Counselors volition too hash out time to come studies of radio frequency radiation. For to a greater extent than information consider the meeting agenda.
March 30, 2018 (Updated Apr 2)
NTP Should Analyze Overall Tumor Risk
In my written submission to NTP nigh the jail Galvanic cell telephone radiations studies, I recommended that NTP analyze the overall tumor endangerment from jail Galvanic cell telephone radiations exposure. After watching the three-day adept review of these studies, I restate this recommendation.
While it is useful to examine what happened to the trees inwards the woods inwards this experiment (e.g., the increased risk of a specific tumor developing in manlike someone rats from GSM exposure), it is essential to examine what happened to the forest (e.g., the overall endangerment of a manlike someone rat developing a malignant tumor from jail Galvanic cell telephone radiations exposure).
NTP should attempt the zippo hypothesis that lifelong exposure to non-thermal levels of jail Galvanic cell telephone radiations does non increment the incidence of cancer.
There are several strong justifications for conducting this analysis.
First, a 5-year, $5 1000000 Air Force study found depression incidences of diverse types of tumors inwards manlike someone 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 enquiry on the effects of tobacco works life depression incidences of many types of tumors alongside animals exposed to tobacco smoke. Scientists dismissed this evidence every bit they assumed an agent could non displace cancer inwards different types of tissue. History afterwards proved them wrong.
Third, numerous biologic studies have works life that exposure to low-intensity radiofrequency radiations increases oxidative stress causing generation of costless radicals, stress proteins, too deoxyribonucleic acid harm inwards many different types of cells.
Finally, my preliminary analysis of the overall tumor endangerment using summary information from the appendices to the NTP report, found that male rats exposed to jail Galvanic 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 inwards the lowest jail Galvanic cell telephone radiations exposure group, 1.5 watts per kilogram (82% vs. 62%; p <.001).
Male rats exposed to jail Galvanic 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 inwards the lowest jail Galvanic cell telephone radiations exposure group, 1.5 watts per kilogram, were too 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 departure was non statistically pregnant (34% vs. 26%; p = .163).
NTP should conduct these analyses controlling for survival differences betwixt the exposed too command animals.
March 16, 2018 (Updated March 25)
Public Comments on the NTP
Cell Phone Radiation Studies
To consider selected populace comments nigh the National Toxicology Program's draft technical reports on their jail Galvanic cell telephone radiations studies and for information 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 inwards the NTP study.
The Ramazzini Institute in Italia volition presently issue a study inwards the peer-reviewed journal, Environmental Research, which works life that cell telephone radiations caused malignant schwanomma inwards the hearts of manlike someone rats.
In this study of 2,448 manlike someone too woman someone rats, the animals were exposed to 1.8 GHz GSM jail Galvanic cell telephone radiations for xix hours per twenty-four hr menstruum from prenatal life until natural death. The cell telephone phone radiations exposure inwards this study corresponds to what 1 could have from a nearby jail Galvanic cell telephone tower. Hence, the exposures were much lower than inwards the NTP study. The SAR values inwards this study ranged from 0.001 W/kg to 0.1 W/kg every bit compared to 1.5 to 6.0 W/kg inwards the NTP study.
The Ramazzini Institute in Italia volition presently issue a study inwards the peer-reviewed journal, Environmental Research, which works life that cell telephone radiations caused malignant schwanomma inwards the hearts of manlike someone rats.
In this study of 2,448 manlike someone too woman someone rats, the animals were exposed to 1.8 GHz GSM jail Galvanic cell telephone radiations for xix hours per twenty-four hr menstruum from prenatal life until natural death. The cell telephone phone radiations exposure inwards this study corresponds to what 1 could have from a nearby jail Galvanic cell telephone tower. Hence, the exposures were much lower than inwards the NTP study. The SAR values inwards this study ranged from 0.001 W/kg to 0.1 W/kg every bit compared to 1.5 to 6.0 W/kg inwards the NTP study.
This is the 4th beast study to study increased cancer endangerment from exposure to depression intensity microwave radiation. In add-on to the NTP study (summarized below) too the U.S. Air Force study, Repacholi too colleagues (1997) found that woman someone mice exposed to GSM-like jail Galvanic cell telephone radiations were twice every bit probable to develop lymphoma compared to unexposed command mice.
Nine peer-reviewed studies, including 1 cohort study, have got works life evidence inwards humans that long-term jail Galvanic cell telephone utilization is associated with increased endangerment of vestibular schwannomma, aka acoustic neuroma. Acoustic neuroma too arises from the Schwann cells, but dissimilar its counterpart inwards the heart, it is unremarkably a slow-growing tumor too non cancerous.
February 20, 2018
NTP Cell Phone Radiation Cancer Study: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Public Health Perspective
The $25 1000000 National Toxicology Program (NTP) jail Galvanic cell telephone radiations study proves that long-term exposure to depression intensity, non-thermal levels of jail Galvanic cell telephone microwave radiations tin transportation away displace cancer too deoxyribonucleic acid harm inwards an beast model. This is the second study our federal authorities conducted which works life that depression intensity microwave radiations caused cancer.
In conjunction with lately published case-control research inwards humans that works life an association betwixt long-term, heavy jail Galvanic cell telephone utilization too encephalon tumor endangerment (glioma too acoustic neuroma too known every bit vestibular schwannoma), too hundreds of studies that works life increased oxidative stress (including stress proteins, costless radicals too 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 inwards the NTP reports was increased cancer incidence inwards Schwann cells of the hearts inwards manlike someone rats exposed to jail Galvanic cell telephone radiation. These rats too exhibited twice every bit many total schwanommas across all organs of the trunk compared to command rats, but this departure was non statistically pregnant (6% vs. 3%).
Other organs inwards manlike someone rats were observed to have got depression incidences of tumors that exceeded those works life inwards the unexposed controls, including the encephalon (i.e., glioma), the adrenal, pituitary, too prostate glands, the pancreas, too the liver.
Female rats exposed to jail Galvanic cell telephone radiations too had elevated tumor incidence inwards the encephalon (i.e., glioma) too adrenal glands.
DNA harm was observed inwards mice too rats of both sexes exposed to jail Galvanic 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 inwards manlike someone rats every bit “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 number does non stand upward for closely with the dose (or intensity) of the radiation. Rather, the frequency of the carrier moving ridge too pulsing too modulation of the signals appear to comport upon the organism's jail Galvanic cell signaling processes independent of the intensity of the microwaves.
Although this is the largest too most of import beast study to examine tumor endangerment caused past times jail Galvanic cell telephone radiation, both the several case-control studies of jail Galvanic cell telephone utilization alongside 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 inwards the encephalon inwards that they are specialized supportive cells whose functions include maintaining homeostasis, forming myelin, too providing back upward too protection for neurons of the peripheral nervous organisation (PNS). In the PNS, Schwann cells create myelin too are analogous to oligodendrocytes [a type of glial cells] of the cardinal 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 endangerment of an beast developing whatever type of tumor due to jail Galvanic cell telephone radiations exposure. There are several strong justifications for conducting this analysis.
First, a 5-year, $5 1000000 Air Force study works life depression incidences of diverse types of tumors inwards manlike someone 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 enquiry on the effects of tobacco works life depression incidences of many types of tumors alongside animals exposed to tobacco smoke. Scientists dismissed this evidence every bit they assumed an agent could non displace cancer inwards different types of tissue. History afterwards proved them wrong.
Finally, my preliminary analysis of the overall tumor endangerment using summary information from the appendices to the NTP report, works life that male rats exposed to jail Galvanic 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 inwards the lowest jail Galvanic cell telephone radiations exposure group, 1.5 watts per kilogram, were too 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 departure was non statistically pregnant (34% vs. 25.5%; p = .163).
I questioned the omission of the overall tumor endangerment analysis during the recent NTP press conference. Will NTP conduct this analysis, adjusting for survival fourth dimension too litter differences, inwards fourth dimension for the peer review of the NTP reports inwards tardily 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 too thus ambivalent nigh its jail Galvanic cell telephone cancer findings at the press conference lastly Fri when 2 years agone the same scientific evidence prompted a populace 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 alter of leadership at the National Toxicology Program (NTP), Microwave News speculates nigh potential political influence from the federal authorities including the NIEHS too NIH, the FDA, too the military, peculiarly the Navy too Air Force. In addition, Congress too the White House may have got intervened inwards reply to lobbying past times the jail Galvanic cell telephone industry.
Microwave News has been reporting on the potential wellness too environmental impacts of electromagnetic fields too radiations for to a greater extent than than 35 years too is widely recognized every bit 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 too released 2 draft technical reports on the jail Galvanic cell telephone radiations studies -- 1 study on rats (TR-595) too 1 on mice (TR-596) too 2 supplemental information tables. The reports too information tables are available at http://bit.ly/NTPreports.
The recording too transcript of the press conference are available at http://bit.ly/NTPpress2-2-18.
For information nigh the upcoming review procedure inwards March see National Toxicology Program: Peer & populace review of jail Galvanic 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 1000000 jail Galvanic cell telephone cancer study conducted past times the USA National Toxicology Program (NTP).
According to Microwave News, Feychting claimed at scientific meetings held inwards Deutschland too Sweden lastly calendar month that the pathology analyses inwards the NTP study were non properly blinded. This number was originally raised past times an official reviewer of the study too was put to residue inwards the FDA called for this research inwards 1999.
Here is the abstract for this presentation.
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| Paper presented at annual coming together of Environmental Mutagenesis too 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 1000000 projection on jail Galvanic cell telephone cancer risks early on side past times side year. The release of these information had been expected past times the cease of this year.
"The consummate results from all the rat too mice studies volition live available for peer review too populace comment past times early on 2018," according to a new statement on the NTP Web site.
To date, the study has reported increased endangerment of cancer inwards the encephalon too ticker of manlike someone rats from exposure to 2nd generation (2G) jail Galvanic cell telephone radiations too increased endangerment of deoxyribonucleic acid harm inwards mice too rats of both sexes. For to a greater extent than information nigh the results of this study consider the residue of this post.
This NTP projection is our nation's only major enquiry on the effects of jail Galvanic cell telephone radiations since the 1990's. The FDA recommended that the NTP conduct these toxicology too carcinogenicity studies inwards 1999. The FDA alphabetic character calling for this study tin transportation away live downloaded from the NIEHS website.
The NTP is soundless studying the effects of 2G cellphone radiations which may presently live obsolete.
What nigh 3G, 4G, too 5G? Why must nosotros rely on enquiry from other nations to inform us nigh the wellness effects of this environmental toxin?
The Federal authorities should live held accountable for the lack of enquiry inwards the USA 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 every bit a stand-alone newspaper its findings of increased deoxyribonucleic acid breaks alongside rats exposed to jail Galvanic cell telephone radiation. These information which have got been reported at an international scientific conference volition live incorporated inwards a technical study to live released inwards December. The study volition furnish a "final determination" nigh the bird of evidence that jail Galvanic 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 divulge the animals to radiofrequency radiation, every bit good every bit farther placement of these findings inwards the context of the results of the two-year rodent studies. The consummate results from all the rat too mice cancer studies rest inwards pathology review too the lastly determinations on the bird of evidence for carcinogenic activeness have got non yet been made. For these reasons the determination was made to peer review too issue the genotoxicity information every bit component subdivision of the larger study inwards an NTP Technical Report.”For a summary of the evidence nigh deoxyribonucleic acid harm due to jail Galvanic cell telephone radiations see the posts below for June 10, 2016 too August 23, 2016.
September 7, 2016
The Green Gazette published an article today nigh the National Toxicology Program jail Galvanic 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 managing director of the jail Galvanic 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 enquiry designs too the partial results for the toxicology too carcinogenicity studies.
A video of the presentation including the presentation slides too the enquiry too respond session is available at https://youtu.be/TCRF71eMZ1Q.
According to Dr. Wyde, the FDA recommended that the NTP conduct toxicology too carcinogenicity studies of jail Galvanic cell telephone radiations inwards 1999. Completion of these studies is expected past times some fourth dimension inwards 2018.
The 1999 FDA alphabetic character calling for this study tin transportation 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 too cancer inwards rats conducted past times the National Toxicology Program (NTP) resulted inwards to a greater extent than than 1,000 word stories. Nearly 150 reporters participated inwards 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 exercise doubtfulness nigh the study's of import findings regarding cancer endangerment from exposure to cellphone radiation. Notable exceptions included word stories that appeared inwards the reported partial findings from their $25 1000000 study of the cancer endangerment from cellphone radiofrequency radiations (RFR). Controlled studies of rats showed that RFR caused 2 types of tumors, glioma too schwannoma. The results “…could have got broad implications for populace health.”
A fact sail on the NTP study that summarizes some biased statements, or “Spin,” nigh the study that tend to exercise doubtfulness nigh information character too implications, every bit good every bit “Facts” from decades of previous enquiry is available at http://bit.ly/NTPspinfacts.
A German linguistic communication translation of this fact sail is available at diagnose:funk. An Italian translation is available at Amica Associazione.
A German linguistic communication translation of this fact sail is available at diagnose:funk. An Italian translation is available at Amica Associazione.
In humans, schwannoma is a nonmalignant tumor that grows inwards Schwann cells that comprehend a nervus which connects to the brain. Numerous studies have got works life an increased endangerment of this rare tumor inwards heavy jail Galvanic cell telephone users. In the rat study, malignant schwannoma was works life inwards Schwann cells inwards the heart.
The FDA requested in May, 1999 that the NIEHS enquiry the effects of jail Galvanic cell telephone radiations on deoxyribonucleic acid inwards beast models. FDA called this a "high priority." Seventeen years afterwards 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 nigh the NTP study see http://bit.ly/govtfailure.
For references to the enquiry that works life increased endangerment of malignant too nonmalignant tumors alongside long-term jail Galvanic cell telephone users see http://bit.ly/WSJnew-healthy-lifestyle-tips.blogspot.com.
For references to the enquiry that works life increased endangerment of malignant too nonmalignant tumors alongside long-term jail Galvanic cell telephone users see http://bit.ly/WSJnew-healthy-lifestyle-tips.blogspot.com.
