Mobile phones are deadly
As a nation we are bombarded with a plethora of modern gadgetry, most of which we do not totally understand the full capabilities of but buy them none the less, for fear of being without the newest of new gadgets. Mobile phones are certainly the most popular invention due to the fact that they are hugely practical. There are added bonuses like cameras, music, internet (the ability to facebook on your phone is a major selling factor), but essentially the ability to communicate with anyone while on the move is pretty dam useful. There has always been a concern over the radiation generated by the phones and the masts, and as award winning cancer expert Dr Vini Khurana proclaims that continuous usage of a mobile is worse for your health than smoking should the 3 billion users of phones be more savvy with there calls?
Dr Vini Khurana has made a bold statement after many years of studying the effects of the radiation and looking into case studies of brain tumour patience; he has concluded that using handsets for more than 10 years could double risk of brain cancer. Khurana notes that: “there is a significant and increasing body of evidence for a link between mobile phone usage and certain brain tumours”. If this building evidence is correct then this is potentially a global catastrophe, as 3 billion people own mobile phones and people are starting to use them at younger ages. Khurana fears that “Unless industry and government take immediate and decisive steps malignant brain tumours will be severely increased”.
Some Governments have made official movements both the French and German governments have advised minimal use. It could be argued though that this is too small an action to combat the huge promotions that advertise constant calls by giving away huge amounts of ‘minutes’ free with contracts. Mobile operators association have cased an argument claiming that the research is “a selective discussion of scientific literature by one individual”. The basis of their argument seems to be that because only a minor amount of scientists have advised against use then therefore the research must be minor in significance.
It should be noted that Khurana has noted that over use of mobile phone is quiet extreme, that an individual has to be using it for hours and hours a week and for decades before any major damage can occur. Though this is feasible for the next generation who have started using phones at a very young age, much younger than previous generations and as the usage becomes more popular Khurana’s fears may become reality.
It is easy to become apathetic to health scares in modern society, where they are a regular occurrence and normally exaggerated. Mobile phones are very useful and to stop using them would possibly be impossible; but if there is evidence to show that over use of mobile phones can cause cancer it is probably best to cut down on the minutes and be more vigilant on the usage than turning a blind eye and bundling the claims into a file named ‘something not to worry about’. Because the pure fact that mobile phones are a modern gadget means that we do not know the long term effects.
Tags: Radiation Worse Than Smok
