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Mobile phones-risk of tumours Newspaper Review

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Regular mobile use raises tumour and impotency
Regular use of mobile telephones increases the risk of developing tumours, a new scientific study by Israeli researchers and published in the American journal of Epidemoilogy revealed on 7th of this month. An extract of the report is the risk of developing a parotid gland tumour nearly 50 percent higher for frequent mobile phone users-more than 22 hours a month The risk was still higher if users clamped the phone to the same ear, did not use hands-free devices or were in rural areas. There is another risk of impotency if the mobile is keeping in the trousers pocket. Radiation from the mobile phone leads impotency. Analysisi restricted to Regular users or to condition that may yield higher levels of exposure showed consistently elevated risk. sad an abstract of the report in the Us journal made available to AFP. The study included 402 benign and 58 malignent incident cases of parotid gland tumour diagnosed in Israel at the age 18 years or more in 2001-2003. The research was led by Dr.Siegal Sadetzki, a cancer and radiation expert at the Chaim Sheba Centrein Israel and as part of a World Health organisation project.

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