L'OMS classe les champs électromagnétiques liés au portable comme potentiellement cancérogènes

Lyon, le 31 mai 2011

l'Agence Internationale de Recherche sur le Cancer (ARC) de Lyon, membre de l'OMS, a pris la décision de classer les champs électromagnétiques liés au téléphone mobile comme potentiellement cancérogènes pour l'homme. Ce choix est basé sur le risque accru de gliome, une forme maligne de cancer du cerveau.

Voici le communiqué de presse en date du 31 mai 2011 :

PRESS RELEASE N° 208

IARC CLASSIFIES RADIOFREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS AS POSSIBLY CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS
Lyon, France, May 31, 2011

The WHO/International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified radiofrequency electromagnetic fields as possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B), based on an increased risk for glioma, a malignant type of brain cancer1, associated with wireless phone use.
Background
Over the last few years, there has been mounting concern about the possibility of adverse health effects resulting from exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields, such as those emitted by wireless communication devices. The number of mobile phone subscriptions is estimated at 5 billion globally.
From May 24–31 2011, a Working Group of 31 scientists from 14 countries has been meeting at IARC in Lyon, France, to assess the potential carcinogenic hazards from exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields. These assessments will be published as Volume 102 of the IARC Monographs, which will be the fifth volume in this series to focus on physical agents, after Volume 55 (Solar Radiation), Volume 75 and Volume 78 on ionizing radiation (X‐rays, gamma‐rays, neutrons, radio‐nuclides), and Volume 80 on non‐ionizing radiation (extremely low‐frequency electromagnetic fields). (...) Lire la suite