-Caveat Lector- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"> </A> -Cui Bono?- -------- forwarded message -------- From: "Roy L. Beavers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: emfguru <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 Subj: Rodent cancer studies, Scientific literature that may be helpful , (Lundquist).. .....In the following message, Marjorie is answering a question raised by one of our new readers. It contains scientific results which all EMF-L readers should be aware of (particularly the "industry" people) ... and I want to insure that it gets into our archives ... so, here it is..... (Our archives, BTW, are getting more and more attention since Robert has greatly improved the search engine aspects..... I have gone to them twice in the past week.... Both times with success.....) Cheerio..... (Thanks, Marjorie.....) Roy Beavers (EMFguru) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ..It is better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness.. NEW!!! Website... http://emfguru.com ................People are more important than profits.............. DO YOU KNOW OF OTHERS WHO SHOULD BE ON THIS LIST???? ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: MARJORIE LUNDQUIST <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 22 Jan 00 10:10:42 MST Subj: Scientific literature that may be helpful Paulo Saraiva: Two long-term (lifetime) studies of specific-pathogen-free (SPF) rodents have been conducted, and in both studies there was highly statistically significant evidence of an increase in cancer risk. In both experiments, which were controlled, the animals were exposed to pulsed microwave radiation. SPF animals are born into a sterile environment and are maintained in a sterile environment all their lives. Using SPF animals in an experiment of this nature is done because exposure to pathogens (bacteria, viruses) can cause disease, and using SPF animals removes a potential confounding effect from the experiment. (It is very expensive, though, so it is not often done.) A controlled experiment is one in which one group is exposed to the agent of interest, while another group is NOT exposed to this agent; and both groups are otherwise treated exactly alike throughout the experiment. Here are the literature citations (both in English): Bioelectromagnetics, vol. 13, no. 6 (1992) pages 469-496. C.K. Chou, A.W. Guy, L.L. Kunz, R.B. Johnson, J.J. Crowley & J.H. Krupp. Long-term, low-level microwave irradiation of rats. In this experiment, 100 SPF rats were exposed inside a waveguide to pulsed 2450 MHz radiation throughout their lives (nearly two years) and another 100 SPF rats were sham-irradiation (this was the unexposed control group). At the end of the experiment, there was a highly statistically significant excess of cancer in the irradiated rats, compared to the unirradiated rats. Radiation Research, vol. 147, no. 5 (May 1997) pages 631-640. M.H. Repacholi, A. Basten, V. Gebski, D. Noonan, J. Finnie & A.W. Harris. Lymphomas in E mu-Pim1 transgenic mice exposed to pulsed 900 MHz electromagnetic fields. This experiment was designed specifically to test the radiation used in cellular telephone systems. The strain of mouse used was genetically predisposed to develop lymphomas (a kind of cancer). This was a lifetime study of SPF animals; if I recall correctly, 200 mice were irradiated, and 200 were sham-exposed (the unexposed control group). At the end of the experiment, the irradiated animals showed a doubling of lymphoma risk. Some other studies of rodents have been carried out, but I believe these are the only two lifetime studies of SPF animals. I consider that these are the highest-quality experiments that have been done, because they were both controlled studies, they both used a large number of animals, both used animals that were SPF, and both were lifetime studies. I am not aware of any other studies that meet all these criteria. [Not many studies of this type are done because they are very expensive and time-consuming to carry out.] Because high-quality studies of this type consistently show a cancer risk, organizations that want to believe microwave radiation is harmless to human health don't want to sponsor such studies, so there may not be any more studies like this conducted. The rat study was carreid out in the USA under sponsorship of the U.S. Air Force. The mouse study was done in Australia, sponsored by an Australian telecommunications firm; the senior author of the study now heads the World Health Organization's EMF health program and is serving on Britain's Independent Expert Group on Mobile Phones, which at present is reviewing the scientific literature. Organizations that want to believe microwave radiation is harmless include national governments, wireless telecom companies, broadcasters (because TV stations broadcast in the microwave spectrum) and the IEEE (professional society of electrical engineers). The ordinary citizen needs an institution that will represent HIS best interests; most national governments now represent business interests, when these conflict with the interests of citizens. -- Marjorie [........AMEN, AMEN, AMEN.......guru.....] ********************************* Marjorie Lundquist, Ph.D., C.I.H. Bioelectromagnetic Hygienist P. O. Box 11831 Milwaukee, WI 53211-0831 USA ********************************* . <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soap-boxing! 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