Younger People and Cancer
The experts that monitor America’s health are having a problem answering a serious question: Why are cancer cases increasing in young adults? David O. Carpenter is one of those experts.
He is a professor of environmental health sciences at the University of Albany, SUNY, where he is the Director of the Institute for Health and the Environment. He is a public health physician who received his MD degree from the Harvard Medical School. He chose a career of research and public health rather than clinical practice. His earlier work focused primarily on basic neurobiology using electrophysiological techniques. The Abstract of his report, Electromagnetic Fields And Cancer: The Cost Of Doing Nothing, is a clear picture of the status quo.
Abstract
“Everyone is exposed to Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs) from electricity (extremely low frequency (ELF), communication frequencies, and wireless devices (radiofrequency, RF). Concern of health hazards from EMFs has increased as the use of cell phones and other wireless devices has grown in all segments of society, especially among children. While there has been strong evidence for an association between leukemia and residential or occupational exposure to ELF EMFs for many years, the standards in existence are not sufficiently stringent to protect from an increased risk of cancer. For RF EMFs, standards are set at levels designed to avoid tissue heating, in spite of convincing evidence of adverse biological effects at intensities too low to cause significant heating. Recent studies demonstrate elevations in rates of brain cancer and acoustic neuroma only on the side of the head where individuals used their cell phone. Individuals who begin exposure at younger ages are more vulnerable. These data indicate that the existing standards for radiofrequency exposure are not adequate. While there are many unanswered questions, the cost of doing nothing will result in an increasing number of people, many of them young, developing cancer.”
* In 1994: The IBM Simon Personal Communicator was the first “smart phone” to be released to the public.
* If the average youth gets their first cell phone in 1994, that means that a 50 year- old in 2024 has been using a cell phone for 30 years!
NO COMMON SENSE
ANALYZE THE EXAMPLE
* Which supports and barriers were in play?
* What were the dynamics?
* Who, or what, won the Tug-of-War?
* Discuss the outcome with your friends and family.
* Use Post #4 as a reference for the relationships and dynamics between supports and barriers.
Notes from Post #124
* A mild EMF can wreck a brain if it is applied over a long period of time (i.e., cell phones).
* A regulator in France asked that Apple stop selling its iPhone 12 there after tests found that the device emits radiation levels exceeding European restrictions; giving fresh attention to old concerns about health and cell phone usage.