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Cell Phones and Brain Tumors

15 Reasons for Concern
Science, Spin and the Truth Behind Interphone, August 25, 2009
http://radiationresearch.org/pdfs/reasons_us.pdf

"Studies, independent of industry, consistently show there is a "significant" risk of brain tumors from cellphone use.
  1. Significant as used throughout this document, is a shorthand term-of-art for "statistically significant" which means there is a 95% or greater probability that the finding is not due to a chance finding. Conversely, "nonsignificant" is shorthand for "statistically non-significant" meaning that there is less than a 95% confidence that the finding is due to chance. Also see the footnote in Concern 2.
The electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure limits advocated by industry and used by governments are based on a false premise that a cellphone’s electromagnetic radiation has no biological effects except fo heating. There are thousands of studies showing biological effects from electromagnetic radiation at exposure levels far below where heating occurs (non-thermal effects). The BioInitiative Report provides extensive documentation of studies that show that there are non-thermal effects. We urge readers to review this report. It can be found online at www.bioinitiative.org.

The names of the persons responsible for these Interphone study design flaws have not been made public so they could be questioned about why these design choices were made. In no profession, and in particular for a public health matter, are the responsible people not held accountable for the product of their work. In aggregate, the Interphone study’s design flaws substantially reduce the reported risk of brain tumors from cellphone use. These flaws are discussed in detail in Appendix 1. The flaws that result in an underestimation of the risk of brain tumors include:
  • selection bias
  • treating study subjects who used a cordless phone as "unexposed" to microwaveradiation
  • insufficient latency time to expect a tumor diagnosis
  • unrealistic definition of a "regular" cellphone user
  • exclusion of children and young adults from the study
  • exclusion of many types of brain tumors, and
  • exclusion of people who had died, or were too ill to be interviewed, as a consequence of their brain tumor. In the interest of truth in science, and fair reporting, this document has been prepared to provide journalists and government officials access to additional information, independent of industry, in order to enable a better understanding and balanced reporting of all sides of this important topic."
Endorsements
We the undersigned believe it is essential that governments and the media understand the independent science regarding cellphone use and brain tumors, as well as the design flaws of the 13 country Interphone study. The widespread nature of wireless telecommunication systems requires that society understand any potential risks, and that this understanding be as current as possible with the latest evidence-based science. We endorse both the message and urgency of this report.

Initial Endorsers (from 14 countries):
USA Martin Blank, PhD, Associate Professor of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University
USA David O. Carpenter, MD, Director, Institute for Health and the Environment, University at Albany
USA Ronald B. Herberman, MD, Director Emeritus, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
USA Elizabeth A. Kelley, MA, Environmental and Public Policy Consultant
USA Henry Lai, PhD, Research Professor, Dept. of Bioengineering, University of Washington
USA Jerry L. Phillips, PhD, Director, Science Learning Center, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
USA Lawrence A. Plumlee, MD, Editor, The Environmental Physician, American Academy of Environmental Medicine
USA Paul J. Rosch, MD, FACP, Clinical Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry, New York Medical College; President, The American Institute of Stress; Emeritus, Member, The Bioelectromagnetics Society
USA Bert Schou, PhD, CEO, ACRES Research
USA Narendra P. Singh, Research Associate Professor, Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington
USA Morton M. Teich, MD, Physician, New York, NY, Past President, American Academy of Environmental Medicine
Australia Vini G. Khurana, MBBS, BSc (Med), PhD, FRACS, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Australian Capital Territory
Australia Don Maisch, PhD (Cand.), Researcher, EMF Facts Consultancy
Australia Dr Charles Teo, MBBS, FRACS, Neurosurgeon, Director of The Centre for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, New South Wales.
Austria Gerd Oberfeld, MD, Public Health Department, State Government Salzburg and Speaker for Environmental Medicine for the Austrian Medical Association, Vienna Cellphone and Brain Tumors - 15 Reasons for Concern
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Brazil Alvaro Augusto A. de Salles, PhD, Professor, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul- UFRGS
Canada Jennifer Armstrong, MD, Member, American Academy of Environmental Medicine; CEO, Ottawa Environmental Health Clinic
Canada Joe Foster, 29 year member of the International Association of Fire Fighters
Finland Mikko Ahonen, MSc, Researcher, University of Tampere
Finland Osmo Hänninen, PhD, Professor in Physiology (Emer.), University of Kuopio
France Daniel Oberhausen, Physicist, Association PRIARTÉM
Germany Prof. Franz Adlkofer, Dr.med., Executive Director and Member of the Board of the VerUm Foundation, Foundation for Behaviour and Environment; Germany
Germany Christine Aschermann, Dr. med., Psychiatry, Psychotherapy. Originator of Doctors’ Appeal (2002 Freiburg Appeal)
Germany Horst Eger, Dr med., Bavarian Ärztekammer Medical Quality No. 65143: “Elektromagnetische Felder in der Medizin - Diagnostik, Therapie, Umwelt”
Germany Cornelia Waldmann-Selsam, Dr.med, General Practitioner; Initiator of the Bamberg Appeal (2005)
Germany Ulrich Warnke, Dr. rer. nat., Academic High Councilor, Biosciences, University of Saarland
Greece Adamantia Fragopoulou, MSc, Medical Biology, PhD (cand.), Electromagnetic Biology Research Group, Athens University
Greece Lukas H. Margaritis, PhD, Professor of Cell Biology and Radiobiology, Dept. of Cell Biology and Biophysics Faculty of Biology, University of Athens
Greece Stelios A Zinelis, MD, Hellenic Cancer Society
Ireland Con Colbert, Association Secretary, Irish Doctors Environmental Association
Ireland Senator Mark Daly, National Parliament, Republic of Ireland
Russia Professor Yury Grigoriev, Chairman of Russian National Committee on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection, a member of WHO International Advisory Committee on “EMF and Health”
Spain Alfonso Balmori, PhD, Biologist, Researcher on effects of electromagnetic fields on wildlife
Sweden Örjan Hallberg, MSEE, Hallberg Independent Research
UK Mike Bell, Lawyer, Trustee, Radiation Research Trust (RRT)
UK Ian Dring, PhD, Independent Consultant Scientist
UK Gill Evans, M.Phil, Member of European Parliament for Wales Plaid Cymru Cellphone and Brain Tumors - 15 Reasons for Concern
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UK Ian Gibson, PhD, biologist and geneticist, cancer researcher, ex-senior M.P. and Chair of Science and Technology Select Committee
UK Parliament
UK Andrew Goldsworthy, PhD, Imperial College London, Lecturer in Biology (rtd)
UK Mae-Wan Ho, PhD, FRSA, Founder and Director Institute of Science in Society
UK Caroline Lucas, PhD, Member European Parliament, UK Green Party Leader, Trustee of the Radiation Research Trust
UK Philip Parkin, General Secretary, Voice, union for education professionals
UK Chris Woollams, M.A. Biochemistry (Oxon), Editor, Integrated Cancer and Oncology News (icon magazine), CEO CANCERactive
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