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Lost opportunities for cancer prevention: historical evidence on early warnings with emphasis on radiofrequency radiation

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Hardell & Carlberg · 2021

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The authors discuss historical early warnings on cancer risks with lost prevention time and present a preventable fraction for brain tumors based on three case-control studies of wireless phone use.

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The paper discusses historical lessons from early warnings on cancer risks and lost prevention opportunities. It states that radiofrequency radiation has a cancer-causing effect and that decades of studies show increased human cancer risk. Based on three case-control studies of wireless phone use, the authors present a preventable fraction for brain tumors and note an increase in undefined brain tumors in Sweden, especially among ages 20–39, which they suggest may be linked to high wireless phone use among young people.

Why This Matters

The deployment of 5G has created debate among concerned people in many countries. The authors argue that the lack of proper unbiased risk evaluation of 5G technology makes adverse effects impossible to foresee.

Exposure Information

A logarithmic frequency spectrum from 10 Hz to 100 GHz showing where this study's 100 kHz - 300 GHz exposure sits relative to common EMF sources.Where This Frequency Sits on the EMF SpectrumELFVLFLF / MFHF / VHFUHFSHFmm10 Hz100 GHzThis study: 100 kHz - 300 GHzPower lines50/60 HzCell phones~1 GHzWiFi2.4 GHz5G mm28 GHzLogarithmic scale

Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.

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Hardell & Carlberg (2021). Lost opportunities for cancer prevention: historical evidence on early warnings with emphasis on radiofrequency radiation.
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@article{lost_opportunities_for_cancer_prevention_historical_evidence_on_early_warnings_with_emphasis_on_radiofrequency_radiation_ce4704,
  author = {Hardell & Carlberg},
  title = {Lost opportunities for cancer prevention: historical evidence on early warnings with emphasis on radiofrequency radiation},
  year = {2021},
  doi = {10.1515/reveh-2020-0168},
  url = {http://bit.ly/Hardell2021},
}
DOI: 10.1515/reveh-2020-0168PubMed: 33594846

Quick Questions About This Study

The paper discusses historical aspects of late lessons from early warnings on cancer risks with lost time for prevention.
Based on three case-control studies of wireless phone use, the authors present a preventable fraction for brain tumors.
Numbers of brain tumors of undefined type increased in Sweden, especially in the 20–39 age group in both genders, according to the Swedish Inpatient Register.
The authors note that 5G is being implemented worldwide without comprehensive investigations of potential health and environmental risks. An appeal by more than 400 scientists and medical doctors for a moratorium on 5G deployment has not been taken seriously by the EU.