To the Editor:
“Russia Wants U.S. to Dread 5G Cellphones” (front page, May 13) claims that years of careful science have concluded that wireless technology poses no health risks.
The International Agency for Research Into Cancer, part of the World Health Organization, concluded in 2011 that radio frequency electromagnetic fields — the type transmitted by cellphones — are a possible cause of cancer in humans. A panel of 31 experts from 14 countries found that there was limited evidence of carcinogenicity among users of cellphones for two types of brain tumors, glioma and acoustic neuroma.
In addition, the National Toxicology Program’s 10-year $30 million study, which is cited in your article, identified a clear link between cellphone technology and several types of cancers in its studies on rats. There are many other peer-reviewed scientific articles identifying the health risks of wireless telecommunication technology. To my knowledge, there have been no published scientific studies on 5G cellphone technology to date.
When the Federal Communications Commission was asked earlier this year by Senator Richard Blumenthal and Representative Anna Eshoo to provide scientific evidence of the safety of 5G, the commission was unable to do so. To quote Senator Blumenthal, “We’re kind of flying blind here, as far as health and safety is concerned.”
Paul-André Schabracq
Sebastopol, Calif.
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To the Editor:
“Russia Wants U.S. to Dread 5G Cellphones” (front page, May 13) claims that years of careful science have concluded that wireless technology poses no health risks.
The International Agency for Research Into Cancer, part of the World Health Organization, concluded in 2011 that radio frequency electromagnetic fields — the type transmitted by cellphones — are a possible cause of cancer in humans. A panel of 31 experts from 14 countries found that there was limited evidence of carcinogenicity among users of cellphones for two types of brain tumors, glioma and acoustic neuroma.
In addition, the National Toxicology Program’s 10-year $30 million study, which is cited in your article, identified a clear link between cellphone technology and several types of cancers in its studies on rats. There are many other peer-reviewed scientific articles identifying the health risks of wireless telecommunication technology. To my knowledge, there have been no published scientific studies on 5G cellphone technology to date.
When the Federal Communications Commission was asked earlier this year by Senator Richard Blumenthal and Representative Anna Eshoo to provide scientific evidence of the safety of 5G, the commission was unable to do so. To quote Senator Blumenthal, “We’re kind of flying blind here, as far as health and safety is concerned.”
Paul-André Schabracq
Sebastopol, Calif.
Source: Read Full Article