Like many other subjects the debate about the health implications of mobile phone use is long and hard. For as many people who claim they are safe, there are equal numbers who claim they are dangerous. On this page, we present to you a series of web links to interesting pages from around the world. These pages themselves will take you further into this fascinating subject.
Whatever you do, don’t take our word, or that matter the word of anyone else at face value. The evidence with regards to health is inconclusive at best. Pay special attention to understand who is behind the ‘evidence’ presented. For example;
Research done by the industry tends to show that mobile phones are safe
Research done by the health campaigners tends to show that mobile phones are not safe.
Remember, no-one yet knows the truth. The technology is too young for long term health impacts to be visible. Your responsibility is to educate yourself and make your own decisions.
The Independent (13th September 2007). The UK's largest investigation into the safety of mobile phones has found no evidence that they damage health – so far.
Sweden - Extensive Cell Phone Use Linked To Brain Tumors, Swedish Study. The researchers found that even the location of the tumor, for extensive cell phone users over many years, tends to be on the side of the head where the phone is used.
International Agency for Research on Cancer (Part of the World Health Organisation). IARC Classifications for Evidence of Carcinogenicity. Magnetic Field (extremely low frequency) classified as 2B: The agent is possibly carcinogenic to humans.
MTHR – Mobile Telecommunications and Health Research. The MTHR programme was launched in February 2001 with an initial budget of £7.36 million funded by government and industry on a 50 : 50 basis.