Cell Phones and Cancer Risks

Are our cell phones safe? This has been a subject matter of great discussion, in the scientific circles, for over a decade now. Experts all over the globe have voraciously argued in and against the notion of a cell phone as a potential hazard to our health.
The recent report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 31st May 2011 has classified cell phone radiations as possibly carcinogenic to humans. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has also categorically categorized cell phones in the list of Group 2B (This class denotes the items, things or metals that are possibly carcinogenic). These research findings are sure to raise many eyebrows.
Cell phones have been found to emit low levels of radiofrequency, while been used. Cell phone radiations fall into the same bandwidth of radio frequencies as the radiations coming from a microwave. But some notable researchers have maintained that unlike a microwave, a cell phone do not release enough energy to damage or alter the structure of a Human DNA.
However, recent research findings suggest that although short term exposure is harmless, long term cell phone use can have serious repercussions. It is a proven fact that people who have been avidly using cell phones for the past 10 years or so are at a much higher risk of developing brain tumors. Use of an earpiece, while talking is highly advisable.
Various reasons have been given to support the fact that continuous mobile usage is the harbinger of a possible brain cancer. The most notable one is that cell phone usage excites the brain. Glucose is the main propelling fuel that keeps our brain running. The radiations coming out from the cell phone considerably affects the metabolism of glucose. This results in the production of unenviable radicals which severely affects the functioning of our brain. The exposure of children’s to cell phones, before and after birth has been cited as a reason behind the prevalence of psychological disorders nowadays.
The multifarious evidences posed so far are not conclusive. But they are surely indicative of a possible connection between cell phone and brain tumor. More better and advanced research is needed to bring forth the conclusive health hazards associated with cell phone usage, if there are any.
It is always better to be late than never. So here what we can do is to limit our cell phone using hours, as much as we can.