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Lymphoma development in mice chronically exposed to UMTS-modulated radiofrequency electromagnetic fields.
Sommer AM, Bitz AK, Streckert J, Hansen VW, Lerchl A · 2007
View Original AbstractMice exposed to 3G radiation 24/7 showed no increased lymphoma risk, but single studies don't settle EMF cancer debates.
Plain English Summary
German researchers exposed 320 mice to 3G (UMTS) cell phone signals 24 hours a day for their entire lives to see if the radiation would increase lymphoma rates. The mice were genetically predisposed to develop this blood cancer, making them ideal test subjects. After monitoring the animals for 43 weeks, researchers found no difference in cancer rates, survival times, or disease severity between exposed and unexposed groups.
Study Details
There are public concerns regarding possible carcinogenic or cancer-promoting effects of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) from mobile phones and base stations. The objective of the present study was to investigate whether chronic exposure to EMFs of the UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunication System) influences the development of lymphoma in a lymphoma animal model, the AKR/J mouse.
Unrestrained mice were chronically sham-exposed (n = 160) or exposed (n = 160) in identical exposure...
Cage control animals had a significantly lower growth rate than those kept in the radial waveguides....
Therefore, the data show no negative effects from exposure and corroborate earlier findings in AKR/J mice exposed to GSM EMF (Sommer et al., BMC Cancer 4, 77-90, 2004).
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@article{am_2007_lymphoma_development_in_mice_3411,
author = {Sommer AM and Bitz AK and Streckert J and Hansen VW and Lerchl A},
title = {Lymphoma development in mice chronically exposed to UMTS-modulated radiofrequency electromagnetic fields.},
year = {2007},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17723000/},
}