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Effects of 2450 MHz electromagnetic fields with a wide range of SARs on methylcholanthrene-induced transformation in C3H10T1/2 cells.
Wang J, Sakurai T, Koyama S, Komatubara Y, Suzuki Y, Taki M, Miyakoshi J. · 2005
View Original AbstractMicrowave radiation may accelerate cancer development when combined with other carcinogens, even if it doesn't cause cancer alone.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed mouse cells to 2450 MHz microwave radiation (the same frequency used in microwave ovens and WiFi) at extremely high power levels to test whether it could cause cancer-like changes. The radiation alone didn't cause cancer transformation, but when combined with a known cancer-causing chemical, very high radiation levels (100+ W/kg) increased the rate of malignant transformation beyond what the chemical alone produced.
Study Details
This study examined whether 2450 MHz continuous wave high frequency electromagnetic fields (HFEMF) could induce cancer-like changes in mouse C3H10T1/2 cells, and whether HFEMF could initiate malignant or synergistic transformation.
Transformed foci, Type II and Type III, were independently counted as the experiment endpoint. The c...
No significant differences were observed in the malignant transformation (Type II + Type III) freque...
This result suggests that 2450 MHz HFEMF could not contribute to the initiation stage of tumor formation, but it may contribute to the promotion stage at the extremely high SAR (100 W/kg).
Show BibTeX
@article{j_2005_effects_of_2450_mhz_3485,
author = {Wang J and Sakurai T and Koyama S and Komatubara Y and Suzuki Y and Taki M and Miyakoshi J.},
title = {Effects of 2450 MHz electromagnetic fields with a wide range of SARs on methylcholanthrene-induced transformation in C3H10T1/2 cells.},
year = {2005},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16210792/},
}