2024-09-11 12:22:37
Since the use of mobile phones has become popular, the shadows of the effects of this device on our health are constantly looming. In 2013, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) designated exposure to radio waves as a possible carcinogen for humansbut since then, numerous studies have ruled out a causal relationship. Now, a systematic review commissioned by the World Health Organization, published in the journal ‘Environment International’, also found no association between cell phone use and head diseases.
This is the most comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the evidence to date, says Associate Professor Ken Karipidis of the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (Lottery), who brought this review. “When the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified exposure to radio waves as a probable human carcinogen in 2013, it was based on most. limited evidence coming from observational studies in humans,” explained Karipidis.
The expert assures that the systematic review of observational studies in humans is based on “a much larger data set compared to that examined by IARC”, and also includes recent and more complete studies, so “we can ” be more confident. that exposure to radio waves from wireless technology is not a risk to human health.”
The World Health Organization is currently preparing a monograph of environmental health requirements on the effects of exposure to radio waves that will be based on systematic review and others authorized by the same institution.
“The impact of wireless technology on health is one of the most studied health topics. Our review consider more than 5,000 studies published between 1994 and 2022of which 63 were included in the final analysis. The findings of this systematic review coincide with previous research conducted by ARPANSA showing that, although the use of wireless technology has increased significantly over the past 20 years, there has been no increase in the incidence of mental illnesses,” in conclusion Professor Karipidis. .
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