Mobile Phones Cancer

I am neither a chemist, a druggist, nor a quack, but a bloody road safety professional whose views to the average road user rarely count until a tragedy occurs. But Dr Biodun Ogungbo is a brain and spine surgeon. As an expert, I must trust the information in the piece, which he graciously forwarded to me and permitted me to publish, for which I am eternally grateful. Read it. Internalise it and think twice about how you use your mobile phones.

Mobile phones can cause brain cancer. Okay, this is not a joke.

This is not a topic to profess ignorance about or say, ‘I did not know’. Just go with the flow and say, ‘Mobile phones can cause brain cancer’ simply because you don’t want to find out the hard way! Experts believe there is a strong association with prolonged usage of mobile phones, especially among people who have been using the phones for over 10 years.

The risk is also significant in children with their growing and immature brains.  It had been predicted that the number of patients with newly diagnosed brain cancer and other tumours will almost double by the year 2025 (this year). Many countries are seeing an increasing incidence of these horrible tumours now, and it’s a worrying trend.

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Okay, this is not a joke. Glioblastoma Multiforme – We have and are seeing a rise in the number of people suffering from high-grade brain cancers. These are the types of cancers that defy cure. These cancers, especially the horrible one called Glioblastoma Multiforme or GBM for short, are incurable and kill 100%.

This cancer kills the young or the old, though it appears more common in patients in their early 60s. The numbers of sufferers increase with age, and it is more common in men. The risk is real and prevention is the main treatment for cancer. Cancer prevention is an action taken to lower the risk of getting cancer.

This can include maintaining a healthy lifestyle and taking medicines or vaccines that can prevent cancer from developing. Avoiding exposure to known cancer-causing substances such as sugars, cigarettes and now mobile phones is vital (whether while driving, which is risky and unlawful or while at home or at work).

Studies upon studies, okay! Studies are conflicting and contradictory. Some will find a link and others will not. The risk may be tenuous at best, but so what? The American Cancer Society Exit Disclaimer (ACS) states that there could be some cancer risk associated with radiofrequency energy, but the evidence is not strong enough to be considered causal and needs to be investigated further.

Brain tumours are particularly difficult to study, for example, because of their high death rate and the short survival of people who develop these tumours. Similarly, patients who survive initial treatment are often impaired, which may affect their responses to questions.

Furthermore, for people who have died, next-of-kin are often unable to accurately describe their patterns of phone use to an interviewer.

Prevent cancer- Individuals who are concerned about radiofrequency energy exposure can limit their exposure, by using an earpiece and limiting cell phone use, particularly among children.

The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has suggested some steps that concerned cell phone users can take to reduce their exposure to radiofrequency energy: Reserve the use of cell phones for shorter conversations or for times when a landline phone is not available.

Use a device with hands-free technology, such as wired headsets, which place more distance between the phone and the head of the user. Hands-free kits reduce the amount of radiofrequency energy exposure to the head because the antenna, which is the source of energy, is not placed against the head. Exposures decline dramatically when cell phones are used hands-free.

Okay, this is the score -The decision to limit the use of phones and especially to use a hands-free device is entirely yours. You must make the decision to prevent mobile phones from causing you brain cancer.  Other issues – There is now strong evidence that the rate of fertility is reducing in many communities around the world.

The volume and quality of sperms produced by men is reducing and some feel that it may be not unconnected to mobile phones and computers close to the genital areas in men. Certainly, fertility centres such as Nordica Fertility Centre in Abuja have found an increase in the abnormal sperms seen in specimens and a decrease in the motility. Mobile phones are a great resource and a necessary evil, but you have got to take care. Okay, now you know.

Here ends the piece by Dr Ogungbo, which I find too rich and interesting. I must thank Dr Ogungbo for his quick approval to use his lovely and timely piece, which is an eye-opener for me. Even though I feel very guilty for procrastinating on using this information since my friend and brother, Patrick Adenusi, of Safety Beyond Border, a Non-Governmental Organisation on road safety, alerted me to a news item on CNN on the same subject.

I told myself I must share the stuff but missed out until Dr Ogungbo sent me the material. The decision to limit the use of phones and especially to use a hands-free device is entirely yours. I must confess that I got fascinated yet scared when I read through the section on Gliobladtoma multiforme, which he said is incurable and kills 100 percent.

More scary is the information that it appears more common in patients in their early 60s and that it is common in men.

I do hope that men, those in their 60s and drivers generally, will take special interest in this God- sent information. For me, I have taken lessons that will no doubt guide my usual use of earpiece or Bluetooth, which in our clime is seen as a show-off.

Now I have a better understanding of why nine out of 10 mobile phone users in some climes outside our shores have become addicted to the use of hands-free. I hope you will not mistake me for recommending that you go about driving and using hands-free, since the National Road Traffic Regulations does not allow the use of hands-free while driving because of the inherent risk involved. The provision is meant to guard against the risks inherent in distracted driving, which is a leading factor in many crashes, with cell phone use and texting as two of the most common distractions.