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masts health fears: US president asks for views of
Midland womanFrom: Birmingham MailBy Neil Elkes -
01/29/09 |
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US PRESIDENT Barack
Obama has turned to a Midland anti-mobile phone mast
campaigner to help the fight against cancer.
Eileen O'Connor, as a founder member of the Radiation
Research Trust, has led the battle against the
relentless growth of mobile phone masts and technology
for the past seven years.
And now the US President's cancer panel, set up by Obama
to research the possible links with both nuclear and
electro-magnetic radiation, has asked Eileen for her
views on the issue.
The trust has supported widespread research into the
possible dangers of mobile and wireless radiation and
campaigns for the technology to be made safer.
Eileen said: "Obama's panel has launched an information
gathering exercise and I was invited to provide
evidence. While I am not building up my hopes, I am
delighted the issue is being taken seriously by the
President.
"President Obama recently said science is about ensuring
that facts and evidence are never twisted or obscured by
politics or ideology.
"It's about listening to what our scientists have to
say, even when it's inconvenient and I welcome this
approach."
The evidence gathered by the panel will be considered in
drawing up advice to the new President on measures
needed to be taken to improve the health of Americans.
Any steps taken are likely to be considered around the
world.
Eileen first suspected a link between mobile phone masts
and cancer when the arrival of a mast in her home
village of Wishaw, near Sutton Coldfield coincided with
a cluster of cancer cases, including her own.
The campaign hit the headlines in 2003 when the mast was
pulled down in the middle of the night and residents
blockaded the site to stop it being replaced.
The Radiation Research Trust funds and draws together
scientific research from around the world and lobbies
government to adopt a more cautious approach to mobile
technology.
A key theory is that it is the electromagnetic radiation
frequency, and not intensity or power of the signal,
which can cause the damage. It is also thought that some
people are more sensitive to the effects than others. |
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