Cancer risk from cellphone use is still a matter for study

By Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

June 30, 2008

CALIFORNIANS who use hands-free cellular devices while driving may be doing themselves a favor in the long run.

That's because scientists still can't say with certainty that placing a cellphone against the head is completely safe, especially for heavy users and people who began using the devices as children. They point to lingering questions over the potential health effects from the energy emitted by the phones, specifically the long-debated risk of developing brain cancer.

2 Billion may Suffer from Mobile Cancer by 2020: Australian Health Research Institute Reports

New Delhi, Delhi, India, Friday, June 20, 2008 -- (Business Wire India)
The studies and survey conducted by Australian Health Research Institute indicates that due to billions of times more in volume electromagnetic radiation emitted by billions of mobile phones, internet, intranet and wireless communication data transmission will make almost 1/3 rd of world population (about 2 billions) patient of ear, eye and brain cancer beside other major body disorders like heart ailments, impotency, migraine, epilepsy etc. According to the reports the tissues of children are tender and are likely to be more effected by use of any wireless gadget and devices and they should not be encouraged to use mobile phone. The fatal and volumetric effects of Electromagnetic Radiation emitted mainly by mobile phones, Mobile phone antenna, tower, Mast, Transmission Tower, Microwave oven, wireless devices, system and equipment. These dangerous effects have been certified and confirmed repeatedly by many leading medical and scientific research institutions of the world including Ministries of health of various governments, W.H.O. and now have been admitted and confirmed by Govt. of India in their recent press releases.

The attached image shows and proves about the serious ill effects of E.M. radiation released by Radiation Nuclear and Safety Authority of FINLAND as to how E.M. radiation emitted by mobile phones damages the various body cells and causes incurable and fatal diseases.

The FDA and the Tumor

By JOSEPH DOUGHERTY
June 13, 2008

Every morning I begin craving my cocktail — a drug cocktail. My life likely depends on it. I suspect Senator Kennedy will develop a similar appreciation for "drug cocktails" since his recent diagnosis with the same form of incurable brain cancer.

Why our body resists cancer-killing viruses

Friday, 13 June , 2008, 12:32

Washington: Viruses designed to treat incurable brain tumours like glioblastoma were stumped by how the immune system eliminated them at the outset. Now an animal study conducted by Ohio State University researchers helps explain why this happened, a development that could help improve therapy for brain cancer patients. The study shows how viruses that destroy the tumour cells also cause them to throw up proteins stimulating growth of new tumour blood vessels. These vessels transport immune cells that eradicate the viruses, stimulating tumour re-growth. “This study points to an important side-effect of oncolytic viral therapy that may limit its efficacy,” said Balveen Kaur, who was part of the research team. “We can now work on designing a combination therapy that will inhibit this effect and enhance the action of the viral therapy.” The findings of the study have been published in the latest issue of the journal Molecular Therapy.

On The Brain

DallasNews.com

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

"U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy."

On Monday, June 2, 2008, surgeons at Duke University Medical Center announced that they had successfully removed a cancerous tumor from Sen. Edward Kennedy's brain.

Kennedy remained awake and alert during the entire procedure, doctors said. By keeping him awake, they were able to map the brain's key areas, like those that control movement and speech, and avoid cutting into them. His doctors were also able to use "neuronavigation techniques" to map his brain's cancerous areas. Doing this helped surgeons to better target the cancer and get all of it out.

Medical researchers have learned a lot about the brain in recent years, especially about the relationships between the brain's structure and functions. Understanding the brain has revolutionized diagnosis, treatment, and further research of a variety of conditions, including brain cancer and Alzheimer's disease. In this lesson, your own investigations will discover how exactly the brain works within the larger network of the nervous system.