Does radiation from cell phone transmission towers cause cancer?
Cell phones communicate via radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation. Cell phone towers send high-power outgoing signals that travel hundreds of meters to establish contact with individual cell phones. These signals essentially bathe the body in low levels of sustained radiation. Risks from these whole-body exposures may be very different from risks associated with concentrated, intermittent cell phone radiation that penetrates a small area of the head. Scientists do not yet understand the effects of long-term exposure to cell phone tower radiation the necessary studies have not yet been completed. Certain cities and countries, such as Italy and the cities of Brussels, Salzburg, and Christchurch have proposed protective limits for total radiation emitted by cell phone towers in a given area.
