Author_Institution :
Univ. of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Abstract :
From 19 to 78 weeks, and two-year or life-long study of cancer in normal (nontransgenic) CD-1, ODC, CBA/S, and B6C3F1 mice exposed to cellphone fields like the personal digital cellular (PDC) phone, digital advanced mobile phone system (DAMPS) fields, global system for mobile communications (GSM-900) fields, digital cellular system (DCS), and time division multiple access (TDMA) fields are presented. Results reveal that: exposure to DAMPS and TDMA in 19 and 58 weeks, respectively, did not indicate cocarcinogenic effect on skin tumorigenesis; the two year study on the carcinogenic potential in female and male B6C3F1 exposed to GSM-900 and DCS-1800 fields did not show any overall increase in the incidence of tumours; and the specific absorption rate (SAR) in restrained mice are varied widely (by as much as 85-fold) for both GSM and DCS exposure.
Keywords :
biological effects of fields; cancer; electromagnetic fields; mobile handsets; tumours; cancer; cellphone fields; digital advanced mobile phone system; digital cellular system; mobile communication; nontransgenic mice; personal digital cellular phone; skin tumorigenesis; specific absorption rate; time 19 week to 2 yr; time division multiple access; tumours; Cancer; Cellular phones; Distributed control; GSM; Mice; Mobile handsets; Skin; Specific absorption rate; Time division multiple access; Tumors;