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46. Independent researchers looking into radar studies on effects of

a surrounding population have long expressed have concerns regarding risks to health in terms of the cardiovascular system, and cancers of the blood. Also cataracts.

The military used to say, as it went about installing the radar systems, that it would have such important studies done, but such verbal commitments were always put off and forgotten.

It is ironic that Americans have to rely on Ukrainian scientists for info on many scientific studies involving radar:

http://exp-oncology.com.ua/article/1845/long-term-exposure-to-microwave-radiation-provokes-cancer-growth-evidences-from-radars-and-mobile-communication-systems


Here is an article from East Coast Sierra club, with this as the link:

http://www.sierraclubmass.org/groups/ccg/mmr.html

scroll to bottom of page, to section labelled --
PAVE PAWS Radar

The Air Force (AF) operates the PAVE PAWS phased array radar on land at the MMR that they own. This radar system is designed to detect ballistic missiles fired from submarines and track objects in space. This system became operational in 1978 and the AF never followed up on its promises to examine possible adverse effects from the phased array radar system, which exposes our citizens to side lobe radiation 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Given the high cancer rates on Cape Cod, our Congressional delegation (Senators Kennedy and Kerry; Congressman Delahunt) arranged for federal funding to examine this problem, a full 20 years after the system was installed. This eventually led to the formation of the the PAVE PAWS Public Health Steering Group (PPPHSG) which has overseen studies on the radar exposure patterns on Cape Cod (Broadcast Signal Laboratory) and potential health impacts study (International Epidemiology Institute). On a separate track the National Research Council/National Academy of Sciences (NRC/NAS) received governmental funding (arranged by our Congressional delegation) to examine the PAVE PAWS radar, issuing reports in 2005 and 2006.

The Sierra Club hopes to spur a public discussion on how to convert these scientific studies into public health policy. This is a challenge since scientists and regulators don't want to take action unless a statistically significant cause/effect relationship can be established.

Given the long delays between exposure to agents that can promote cancer and the incidence of the disease, meeting this level of scientific certainty is unrealistic and rarely achieved (note how long it took to connect cigarette smoking with lung cancer).

Massachusetts is in the top ten states in cancer incidence and Cape Cod has elevated rates of some cancers compared to other areas in the Commonwealth. Thus the Sierra Club feels that a precautionary approach should be adopted for factors that appear to elevate cancer rates (but are not statistically significant) in developing public health policy. We applaud the Silent Spring Institute's (SSI) Cape Cod Breast Cancer and Environment Study, which has been attempting to link indoor pollution by endocrine disruptor chemicals with increased breast cancer rates. SSI's website contains practical action that citizens can take to reduce their exposure to these chemicals, while the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (Ma. DPH) awaits definitive scientific studies before taking action. We need to develop a more precautionary approach to protecting public health.
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One important component in a person maintaining optimal health is the ability of the body to "rest' from any stressor, ideally for at least twelve hours a day, including respite from MicroWave and radar microwave frequencies.

Since our population is already under siege from continual electro-smog, that comes at us from antennae on cell phone towers, from our close proximity to our cell phones and PDA's, etc, few of us get any respite from the new forms of radiation that assault us 24/7. Add yet another burden on the body, this time in terms of a David Koch installed tornado alert system, and there will be consequences.