Studies on health effects and Cancer from RF Radiation from Radar and military equipment

        
 
 
   
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EMF-EMR ARMY STUDIES

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Radio frequency radiation from radar systems was the first in history for which evidence and studies were collected, as early as the 1950s. First by the Soviet Union and later also by the US Navy. This was also when evidence, and later studies, first emerged of a new illness, then called “MICROWAVE SICKNESS” and known today as “electromagnetic hypersensitivity” (EHS).

Radio Frequency Radiation from Radar Systems – Unique Characteristics

  1. The exposure varies in frequency and intensity.
  2. Transmission is usually in very short pulses (especially in modern radar systems).
  3. Those exposed subjects are usually young, healthy soldiers.
  4. When the subjects’ medical records are accessible (the military does not always allow this), the research is stronger.
  5. Military technologies find their way to the general population, so research on military technology can predict what will happen when the technology reaches civilian use.

Partial list of studies with a focus on biological effects, health effects, and cancer from exposure to RF from Radar and military equipment

  1. 2001, USA – The Navy Study from the Korean War, http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/content/155/9/810.full – Military radar. An increase in leukemia was seen among operators of military radar and radiation-emitting Navy systems.
  2. 1995, Goldsmith, Israel – Epidemiological Evidence of Health Effects from Radio Frequency Radiation in the Military, Broadcasting and Occupational Exposure, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9990158 (Publications of the late Professor Goldsmith: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Goldsmith+JR&cauthor_id=9990158) – Military radar, broadcasting facilities and occupational exposure.
  3. 2002, Professor Richter, Israel – Description of Head Cancer Cases Among Israeli Radar Operators, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12530592 – Military radar
  4. 2003, Norwegian team – Study of Women in the Norwegian Navy: The Link Between Exposure to Radio Frequency and Low Frequency Radiation and Breast Cancer, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12883383/, DOI: 10.1097/00008469-200308000-00010 – Military communication systems
  5. Norwegian team, 2008 – The Norwegian Navy Study: The Link Between Radio Frequency Radiation Exposure, Fertility Problems and Offspring Sex, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18415687, Eur J Epidemiol. 2008;23(5):369-77, doi: 10.1007/s10654-008-9236-4 (Follow-up study on the link between soldiers’ occupations and fertility problems: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18240289, Bioelectromagnetics. 2008 Jul;29(5):345-52, doi: 10.1002/bem.20400) – Military communication equipment and antennas
  6. Israeli team, 2018 – Occupational/Military Exposure to Radio Frequency Radiation as a Cause of Cancer, Michael Peleg, Elihu Richter and Or Nativ, Environmental Research, Volume 163, May 2018, pages 123-133, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29433020, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.01.003 – Military radar, broadcasting facilities and occupational exposure.
  7. Polish team – The Polish Army Study, Cancer morbidity in subjects occupationally exposed to high-frequency (radiofrequency and microwave) electromagnetic radiation (S. Szmigielski), http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8717316 (About the study: http://www.microwavenews.com/news/backissues/m-j95issue.pdf) – Higher cancer risk and lower recovery rates among soldiers exposed to non-ionizing radiation.
  8. Israeli team, 2022 – Increased Cancer Incidence and a High Rate of Immune System Cancers Among IDF Radiation-Emitting Equipment Operators, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36279918/, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114610 – Increased cancer incidence and a high rate of immune system cancers among IDF radiation-emitting equipment operators.