Does radiofrequency radiation cause cancer?
Several expert groups have made statements on this subject. In 1996, the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) reviewed health issues related to mobile phone use and base transmitters. The ICNIRP report stated that the results of epidemiological and laboratory studies relevant to cancer do not form an adequate basis for limiting human exposure to wireless phones. At an international seminar in Munich in 1996 sponsored by WHO, ICNIRP and others, expert working groups concluded that, “from the current scientific literature, there is no convincing evidence that exposure to RF shortens the life span of humans, induces or promotes cancer.” In addition, an Expert Panel of the Royal Society of Canada stated “The level of evidence, and the limitations of the studies to date, do not support a conclusion that exposure to RF fields of the type and intensity produced by wireless telecommunication devices contributes to the development of tumours.” For more on this
