There has been a lot of hue and cry lately, trying to link cellphone tower radiation to cancer. But its unfair to place blame without reasonable investigation into facts and figures of the case. There have been studies on cellular phone towers causing cancer risk and all their results have been inconclusive and negative.
In a series of tests carried out in Britain, more than a 1,000 families were called to participate. These families comprised of children with and without cancer. The extensive health checkups revealed no link between exposure to the towers during the mother's pregnancy to the child's health. That doesn’t really seem surprising considering the facts. Even though its an area of active research, the current facts reveal, that cellphone towers do not cause cancer.
Cellphone towers emit Radio Frequency waves. These RF waves have a relatively low energy level. These low levels are decided on the basis of comparison with the proven types of radiation that are carcinogenic. These include x-rays, and UV (ultraviolet) light.
Its all about understanding the science behind cancer. Certain types of radiations cause cancer because they break the chemical bonds in our DNA and lead to cancer. The Radio frequency waves emitted by cell-phone towers are not strong enough to break the DNA chemical bonds and are therefore unlikely to cause cancer.
Another reason that radio-waves emitting from cellphone towers cannot cause cancer is the fact that the physical length of the waves is long. Therefore, they do not concentrate enough to affect individual cells in the body.
The biggest reason why cellphone towers cannot cause cancer is the fact that these towers are placed at great heights. By the time that the radio signals reach ground level where humans are present, their energy levels are mild and negligible. Its just as safe as the electromagnetic signals you experience from your computer or TV!
So this unlikely carcinogenic should cause you no fear. Technology is made for you, not to harm you.
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