Reports from a recent research has claimed that people living near telecommunication towers are at a higher risk of developing cancer.

The study asserts that cancer rates tripled among people living within 400 metres of mobile phone towers. According to the report in Germany, the condition is worse for people living within 100 meters of the towers. The study reveals they were exposed to radiation at 100 times above normal levels.

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The researchers stated that the likelihoods of getting cancer are enormous with more than one billion mobile phone subscribers and around 130,000 mobile phone towers globally.

The power levels of these towers are moderately low, the antennas are mounted high above ground level, and the signals are transmitted spasmodically, rather than frequently.

Mobile phones connect with nearby mobile towers mainly through radio frequency (RF) waves which, like FM radio, are forms of non-ionising radiation which means they do not damage the DNA cells directly.

The human body, which consists of 70 per cent fluid, absorbs electromagnetic radiation.

People residing near mobile phone base stations are at risk of memory loss, nausea, headaches, muscle spasms, dizziness, tremors, numbness, tingling, altered reflexes, muscle and joint paint, leg/foot pain, depression, and sleep disturbance. In far more severe cases, symptoms may include paralysis, seizures and stroke.

Mobile phone radiation

On the other hand, recent studies also confirm that mobile phone radiation can severely affect male fertility.

The American Society for Reproductive Medicine reported in 2006 that use of mobile phones by men is linked with a decrease in semen quality, sperm count, motility, viability and normal morphology. Studies have found a 30 per cent sperm decline in those who use a mobile phone excessively.

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Electromagnetic fields affect the brain which explains why people who use mobile phones before bed or while lying on the bed, are susceptible to to suffer from headaches, confusion and depression.

Constant use of mobile phones for more than a decade increases the risk of brain cancer. Studies have shown that the risk is highest on the side of the head where the mobile phone is held.

Today’s teenagers are five times more likely to get brain cancer. Non-thermal effects of radio frequency radiation accumulate over time and the symptoms begin to manifest after being exposed to the radiation over the years.

Source: http://www.healthdiary365.com/2018/01/13/people-residing-near-mobile-phone-masts-are-three-times-more-likely-to-get-cancer/