{"id":1996945,"date":"2023-08-10T17:09:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T21:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/emfs-a-possible-human-carcinogen-linked-to-brain-and-breast-cancer-leukemia\/"},"modified":"2023-08-10T17:12:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T21:12:38","slug":"emfs-a-possible-human-carcinogen-linked-to-brain-and-breast-cancer-leukemia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/emfs-a-possible-human-carcinogen-linked-to-brain-and-breast-cancer-leukemia\/","title":{"rendered":"EMFs linked to cancer: Brain, breast, leukemia."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Femfs-a-possible-human-carcinogen-linked-to-brain-and-breast-cancer-leukemia%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1996945&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0810\/16e06dcc-7541-4402-9295-8f6e27007ad3\/audio.mp3?length=8765325&#038;duration=730\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Follow \u200dthe series &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/health\/the-invisible-hazards-in-your-hands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EMF: The Invisible Hazard<\/a>&#8221; here.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>In this\u2063 series, we will explore the invisible yet omnipresent electromagnetic fields from common home electronics to 5G and\u2064 their potential \u2064impact on health.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Many people know ultraviolet rays and X-rays can cause cancer.<\/p>\n<p>These are high-frequency, ionizing electromagnetic fields (EMFs). Ionizing EMFs are considered carcinogenic, \u2063while nonionizing EMFs, such as \u2063Wi-Fi, Bluetooth signals, and fields from\u200b electronic devices, are generally not. This perception has prevailed in the public mindset\u2064 for decades.<\/p>\n<p>However, there\u2019s limited awareness \u2064that certain nonionizing EMFs are also classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as class 2B carcinogens\u2014a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/emfs-a-possible-human-carcinogen-linked-to-brain-and-breast-cancer-leukemia\/\" title=\"EMFs linked to cancer: Brain, breast, leukemia.\">category indicating \u2063potential human carcinogenicity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. David Carpenter, an environmental health professor at the \u200cUniversity of Albany who received his medical doctorate \u2062from Havard Medical School, noted that radiofrequency, a type of nonionizing radiation \u200dused in telecommunications, might eventually fall \u2062under\u200b class 2A classification, denoting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-lawsuit-alleges-arm-hammer-laundry-detergent-contains-probable-human-carcinogen\/\" title=\"New Lawsuit Alleges Arm &#038; Hammer Laundry Detergent Contains \u201cProbable Human Carcinogen,\u201d\">probable human carcinogen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Oxidation, DNA\u200d Changes,\u2063 and Cancer<\/h2>\n<p>Cancer\u2064 is caused by mutation or changes to DNA.\u2063 Factors like viral infections, radiation, and environmental toxins can\u2062 alter DNA sequences.<\/p>\n<p>Ionizing EMFs directly damage DNA. \u2063Ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays remove electrons from DNA, causing mutations. Accumulated mutations lead to cell malignancy.<\/p>\n<p>Nonionizing radiation doesn\u2019t have enough energy to damage\u200d DNA directly. Yet various \u200dstudies have linked exposure to \u2063nonionizing EMFs with DNA breakage. Cells from EMF-exposed \u200canimals and phone users have shown genetic damage.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063reason for this isn\u2019t \u200bclear, but one possibility suggested by Dr. Carpenter is that EMFs generate \u201creactive\u2064 oxygen species\u201d \u200bthat trigger an oxidative environment leading to DNA \u2064changes, like chromosomal breakage.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Emeritus Martin Pall, specializing in\u2063 biochemistry and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/glutamate-a-neuron-killer-in-disguise\/\" title=\"Glutamate: A Neuron Killer in Disguise\">basic medical sciences<\/a> at Washington State University, \u200dexplained that stronger EMFs don\u2019t necessarily mean more DNA damage. Instead, only specific frequencies and intensities cause an effect.<\/p>\n<p>This has been shown in a recent University of Colorado\u200b study, finding that at a 4.2 MHz frequency, human fibroblast and fibrosarcoma mitochondria \u200bincreased in mass, inducing cell stress. This \u2063effect was absent at higher and lower frequencies.<\/p>\n<p>According to IARC, \u2063possibly carcinogenic nonionizing EMFs include:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Extremely low frequency (ELF) EMFs<\/strong> commonly found at frequencies of 50 to \u206360 Hz emitted \u200cby \u200cpower lines, electronic wires, and virtually all electrically powered devices.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Radiofrequency EMFs<\/strong> emitted\u200d by\u2064 wireless devices \u200bsuch as phones, Wi-Fi modems, TVs, and cellphone towers used in telecommunications. These are also utilized in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Research indicates chromosomal breakage after MRI sessions.<\/p>\n<p>IARC rated radiofrequency as class\u200d 2B rather than 2A, with\u2062 one of the reasons being the lack of evidence linking it\u200d to cancer \u200din animal studies.<\/p>\n<p>Contrastingly, the 2018 U.S. National Toxicology Program study from the 1990s presented\u2062 &#8220;clear \u2064evidence&#8221; of radiofrequency-induced heart tumors in rats, along with &#8220;some evidence&#8221; of brain and adrenal cancers.<\/p>\n<p>The Ramazani Institute\u2019s 2018 study also discovered heart and brain tumors in \u2063rats, aligning with these findings.<\/p>\n<h2>EMFs and Brain Cancer<\/h2>\n<p>Senior consultant in radiation sciences Kjell Hansson Mild from\u2063 Ume\u00e5 University in Sweden told The Epoch Times that the link between EMF exposure and brain cancer and tumors is well-established.<\/p>\n<p>A study from the 1980s revealed a 39 percent \u2063higher risk of brain cancer among amateur radio operators\u200c due to EMFs.<\/p>\n<p>In 2004, oncologist and professor Lennart Hardell from \u00d6rebro University in Sweden published a \u2064study involving over \u200d1,600 patients with benign brain tumors. His research found a \u200b30 percent higher likelihood of brain tumors in wireless phone users. These tumors primarily developed on the side of the head in \u200dcontact with the phone, with an over 60 percent higher risk after 10\u2064 years of phone use.<\/p>\n<p>Benign tumors typically do not become cancerous; they grow slower and do not invade nearby \u200btissues or other \u200careas of the body.<\/p>\n<p>Another Swedish study in 2004 indicated no initial risk increase of acoustic neuroma (benign brain\u2062 tumor) associated with phone use within the first year. However, by the \u200d10th year, the risk surged to \u200c90\u200b percent.<\/p>\n<p>Other research on brain tumors emerged from occupational exposure studies.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5457640\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/08\/10\/id5457640-EMF-Brain-Cancer_Ariel-S_Serena_081023-1200x800.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<p>During the\u2064 late 1990s, a study examined approximately 880,000\u200c U.S.\u200d Air Force personnel with at least one year of service. This study detected \u2063230 cases of brain cancer potentially linked to radiofrequency exposure, \u200brevealing \u200ba 39 percent \u2064heightened risk through occupational exposure. In 2001, a review (pdf) demonstrated that those working with electricity faced an up to 20 \u200bpercent greater\u200b risk of developing brain cancer than the general public. Still, researchers concluded the risk was too low to warrant a discussion\u2063 on causality.<\/p>\n<p>Despite increased environmental radiofrequency \u200cexposures \u200damong the public, Mr. Hansson Mild\u2019s primary concerns \u200bare power\u2063 lines \u2064and occupational exposures.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that phones used in previous studies\u2064 emitted\u200d stronger signals than today\u2019s phones.<\/p>\n<h2>EMFs and Childhood Leukemia<\/h2>\n<p>Some of the earliest research linking\u200c nonionizing EMF with cancer came from studies on leukemia.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We know that from Hiroshima and Nagasaki &#8230; that the [latency for leukemia] may be\u200d five to \u200bseven years, but for brain cancer, when you look at ionizing radiation or chemical exposure, the \u2064time between exposure and when the cancers are detected is usually \u206420 to 30 years,&#8221; Dr. Carpenter said.<\/p>\n<p>This shorter latency makes it easier \u200cto research, he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Leukemia has been strongly linked with \u2063ELF EMF \u200dexposures\u2063 through power lines and home wiring. The flow of electricity \u200bcreates powerful\u2063 magnetic fields that can penetrate walls\u2063 and glass. (We\u2063 will explain more details\u200d in the following articles.)<\/p>\n<p>One of the first studies investigating this link came\u200b from \u200ca 1979 paper on leukemia \u200cin Colorado. The authors found that between 1976 to 1977, childhood cancer in the region was disproportionally found in families living near power lines carrying high currents of electricity.<\/p>\n<p>The risks also appeared dose-related; for instance, children who had not moved had the highest \u2063cancer risk.<\/p>\n<p>Studies from \u2064the early 2000s found that children exposed to 0.3 to 0.4 microtesla\u2062 of magnetic fields had an up to twofold increased\u200b risk of childhood leukemia compared to children exposed to magnetic fields under 0.1 microtesla.<\/p>\n<p>The <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>non-ionizing EMFs, such as those emitted by cell phones and Wi-Fi, are classified as possibly carcinogenic. This series aims to shed light on the potential risks and provide information to help individuals make informed decisions about their exposure to EMFs. 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