?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Oncogenic+Potential+of+Radiofrequecy+Emissions+for+Mobile+Phones&rft.creator=Goyal%2C+S&rft.creator=Sagoo%2C+HS&rft.creator=Pramod%2C+J&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=With+the+advent+of+the+rising+telecom+industry+there+is+growth+in+the+usage+of+the+mobile+phones+by+manifold+and+when+we+are+in+country+like+India%2C+in+order+to+cover+one+billion+population%2C+several+transmission+towers+have+been+installed+to+create+a+jungle+of+such+masts+rising+atop+many+buildings+in+the+densely+populated+parts+of+India.+The+erection+of+these+towers+has+lead+to+speculations+that+there+may+be+increased+incidence+of+cancer+after+exposure+to+the+RF+emissions+from+mobile+telephone+base+stations.+There+are+no+high-quality+epidemiologic+studies+that+can+be+used+to+evaluate+health+risks+from+RF+exposure.+Laboratory+studies+in+this+area+have+been+somewhat+confusing.+Some+animal+studies+suggest+that+RF+fields+accelerate+the+development+of+sarcoma+colonies+in+the+lung%2C+mammary+tumors%2C+skin+tumors%2C+hepatomas%2C+and+sarcomas.+In+contrast%2C+other+studies+conducted+on+large+scale+on+the+cell+lineage+and+people+working+in+areas+with+high+RF+emissions+have+not+found+carcinogenic+effects.+These+conflicting+results+indicate+the+need+for+more+well-conducted+studies.+This+paper+provides+a+review+of+the+laboratory+studies+and+indicates+what+conclusions+about+RF-induced+cancer+can+be+drawn.&rft.publisher=Dr.+BS+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2009-11-15&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6958%2F1%2F2009-3-11.pdf&rft.identifier=++Goyal%2C+S+and+Sagoo%2C+HS+and+Pramod%2C+J++(2009)+Oncogenic+Potential+of+Radiofrequecy+Emissions+for+Mobile+Phones.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6958%2F