skin cancer and computer monitors?

Hello

I'm new to this forum so I don't know if this has been covered before
but I'd be interested to know if anyone knows anything about a
connection between radiation from computer monitors and skin cancer.

A few months ago I was diagnosed as having a basal cell carcinoma on
my face. Everything I have read about this type of skin cancer says
that it is caused by long term sun exposure and the consultant said
that I was unusually young to have this kind of cancer (I'm 41 but
have had it since I was 37). As I am fair skinned and have hardly
ever sunbathed and have used a sunscreen every day on my face for
nearly 20 years, I couldn't understand why I had ended up with skin
cancer. I asked the doctor and he helpfully(!) said "well sometimes
it just because".

However, acquiring a new computer monitor last month reminded me of
symptoms I used to get years ago when I worked in offices (I'm now a
beauty therapist). For the last 5 years the only monitor I have used
has been an old, very small monitor on my home pc which was well away
from my face. I changed it a month ago for a bigger one and since
then those old symptoms have come back. My face feels like it's
burning within seconds of sitting down at the pc. It's only now that
I remember I had the same problem when I did office work and also
that I had the burning sensation when exposed to fluorescent light.

I did a search on the internet but there's very little research been
done on the subject due to lack of funding. What there is on the
connection between monitors and skin problems seems to have been done
by a doctor in Sweden. He said that the reaction on the skin caused
by exposure to monitors, known as screen dermatitis, is similar to
that of exposure to UV light and although he did not specifically
refer to skin cancer, it got me thinking.

I had never heard of electrical sensitivity or screen dermatitis
until a few days ago and am hoping that someone on this forum might
have heard of some useful information.

In the meantime, I suppose I'll have to plug the old monitor back in
and go back to having eyestrain!!! It's only 12" but is small enough
to sit well away from my face on my desk.

Another question I have for anyone affected by the same problem is
how effective are screen anti-radiation filters?

> As I am fair skinned and have hardly
> ever sunbathed and have used a sunscreen every day on my face for
> nearly 20 years, I couldn't understand why I had ended up with skin
> cancer.

Actually, I've read that many kinds of sunscreens cause skin cancer
themselves, due to the dangerous chemicals in them. You might
have your answer right there. Switching to something sold in
a health food store might be a step in the right direction,
or even better would be to go without (you should get some direct
sun exposure anyway -- it is the way we evolved, and skin cancer
was unheard of a century ago before there were sunblocks).

> My face feels like it's
> burning within seconds of sitting down at the pc.

This could be due to a lack of antioxidants in your system, or
a buildup of heavy metals (possibly leached from metal dental
work over the years), or a lack of essential fatty acids in
the diet. There certainly could be other reasons too, such
as a low-level viral or fungal infection.

> In the meantime, I suppose I'll have to plug the old monitor back in
> and go back to having eyestrain!!! It's only 12" but is small enough
> to sit well away from my face on my desk.

Yes, many of us here have had to experiment with different sizes
and types of monitors (flat screen versus tube), experimenting
with distance between our face and monitor, and also using
various "EMF protection devices". Certainly one of the cheapest
and strangest solution that one person found was to place a "D Battery"
(not a dead one) sitting straight up on top of the monitor! Other
strange solutions included installing a software program on
your PC called "Quantum Byte" -- this has a free demo that
you can try for 2 weeks at quantumproducts.com . People have
reported lessening of this "burning skin" symptom by these
and other methods.

> Another question I have for anyone affected by the same problem is
> how effective are screen anti-radiation filters?

Some people report improvements, while others say it doesn't
make much difference to their symptoms. The only way to
know if it will work for you is to try it.

Marc

i agree with marc on this, a lot of chemical sunscreens have chemicals
in them that actually absorb uv into the skin and then is supposed to
neutralise it.
I have suffered from severe photosensitivity for several years and the
only sunscreen that i will use is by soleo organics from australia.
Everything else
i apply to my skin makes it burn
below is were you can get that sunscreen and im in the belief that we
shouldn't be wearing sunscreen everyday to prevent cancer as marc says
it seems
that a lot of the research done shows that they can cause it, to me its
just another money spin based on fear. I think it should be used
obviously if you're
photosensitive but for me it really doesnt do anything my skin just
burns. I have also researched all the crap that they put in cosmetics
as well which can
cause photo toxic problems to the skin cells and make the skin react to
light, its all a mind field, other things i wouldn't apply to my skin
are essential oils
either.
I also get the burning of the skin from puters but unlike so many
others mine is visible, i bought a led projector first generation but
the burning is still there.
I use a 3m anti-radiation screen for a crt monitor it seems to help a
bit but i am more into really trying to find a cure rather than
avoiding. I can't be out in the
sun much at all as my face will just fry.

Like others i would suggest looking at internal protocols

www.theremustbeabetterway.co.uk/Suppliers/Soleo_Organics_Suncare.htm

On 21 Mar 2007, at 17:46, Marc Martin wrote:

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> www.theremustbeabetterway.co.uk/Suppliers/Soleo_Organics_Suncare.htm

Here is also a product that I have been thinking of trying for my
next trip to Mexico or Hawaii (and the article goes into the problems
with the ingredients with most sunscreens):

http://www.cocoonnutrition.org/catalog/page_sierra_madre_nl.php

However, for the most part, I go without sunscreen. In my opinion,
the hysteria about the dangers of the sun are misplaced, and
people are using way to much sunscreen.

Marc

i agree, the best thing to do is stay out of it when its at its hottest
and if you have to be out for long use something that marc or I have
mentioned
Im not looking forward to the summer due to my condition.
best
pete
On 21 Mar 2007, at 18:17, Marc Martin wrote:

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In a message dated 3/21/2007 6:04:14 PM GMT Standard Time,
[hidden email] writes:

agree with marc on this, a lot of chemical sunscreens have chemicals
in them that actually absorb uv into the skin and then is supposed to
neutralise it.
I have suffered from severe photosensitivity for several years and the
only sunscreen that i will use is by soleo organics from australia.
Everything else
i apply to my skin makes it burn



Paul UK - replies

Have you checked out the new clarins product a cream that alledgedly
protects against emfs, first of its kind in that market ?






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In a message dated 3/21/2007 5:52:00 PM GMT Standard Time,
[hidden email] writes:

As I am fair skinned and have hardly
> ever sunbathed and have used a sunscreen every day on my face for
> nearly 20 years, I couldn't understand why I had ended up with skin
> cancer.

Actually, I've read that many kinds of sunscreens cause skin cancer
themselves, due to the dangerous chemicals in them. You might
have your answer right there. Switching

Paul UK replies - I understand that the mechanism working in favour of not
using sunscreen is our bodies natural balancing reaction wherby melanin is
produced and causes the skin to change colour, by using sunscreen we interfere
with this highly evolved process, which has been protecting us for much longer
than sunscreen. Of course rather like us ESSERS we feel uncomfortable
around certain emf polluting devices so we move away the same phychological drive
should interplay in sunbathing, but so many of us work through the
uncomfortable stage to achieve the look, so when vanity overidesthe in built warning
mechanisms we run a risky game. The analogy of sunbathing is a good one for
essers.








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> Have you checked out the new clarins product a cream that alledgedly
> protects against emfs, first of its kind in that market ?

Are you refering to this spray-mist product, or something
else?

http://www.islandcosmetics.com/product_detail.asp?sku=4470

Marc

In a message dated 3/22/2007 4:34:45 AM GMT Standard Time,
[hidden email] writes:


> Have you checked out the new clarins product a cream that alledgedly
> protects against emfs, first of its kind in that market ?

Are you refering to this spray-mist product, or something
else?

_http://www.islandcohttp://www.ihttp://www.islahttp://www.i_
(http://www.islandcosmetics.com/product_detail.asp?sku=4470)

Marc




PAUL REPLIES - NO THATS THE ONE.






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and if you would like to read coverage about Dr Carlo's recent visit to the
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Trustee of the Radiation Research Trust or view their website
at:_www.radiationresearch.org_ (http://www.radiationresearch.org/)

Combating the dangers of wireless technology - by Dr George Carlo presented
in Westminster, London, Dublin and Jersey

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UK. He has and is still coping with a gruelling schedule, visiting London,
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Radio 4 "You and Yours" aired a pre-recorded interview with
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Read the witness reports to the Westminster meeting which are contained
within the Buergerwelle website link:
MOBILES 'PUT KIDS AT RISK OF AUTISM AND BRAIN TUMOURS'
_http://omega.twoday.net/stories/3360329/_
(http://omega.twoday.net/stories/3360329/)

Dr George Carlo's Westminster presentation was powerful. He encouraged us to
urgently work with medical doctors as people need help. We simply cannot
wait for the Government and industry scientists to carry out more research
while people suffer with ill health, people need help now while research
continues.

Fellow RRT trustee Andrew Mitchell MP opened up the Westminster meeting and
RRT trustee Dr Ian Gibson MP chaired the meeting. The Attlee Room is the
largest room in Westminster and was at full capacity (150) however; sadly
and shamefully the meeting was only attended by approximately four MPs, This
is a disgrace when you consider how serious this health issue is and knowing
how full the MPs post bags are with letters and petitions from members of
the public begging them for help!

Many people are suffering with EHS, cancer and other debilitating illness
which they claim is due to EMF exposure. One lady gave a heart breaking
account of her suffering and her daughter's suffering due to a Vodafone mast
near her home, she begged someone to help; she said that she took part in
the Essex University double blind study and was able to detect that a phone
mast frequency was on or off 100%, she said that she has visited Professor
Olle Johansson in Sweden, he said she was suffering with EHS and would be
looked after if she lived in Sweden, however, sadly he couldn't help due to
the fact that he has no funding and could only offer sympathy. She has
visited her MP and doctors, sadly her doctor cannot help her as they have no
guidelines to follow. Her account of her terrible suffering moved many
people to tears. I hope the stone hearted people in the room realise that
this problem is real and start putting health before wealth.

Professor Lawrie Challis attended the meeting, he represents the MTHR
Government research programme; he received many heated questions from the
audience, one lady asked him if phone masts are safe and he said he could
not.

Ingrid Dickenson from HESE-UK asked Professor Lawrie Challis why they
haven't reviewed or translated the 1500 German and Russian peer reviewed and
published scientific research on EMFs and dangers to health as the research
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Read the Irish Independent news report enclosed (see email below)

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accept the overwhelming evidence. Dr Carlo and Japer Carrott both gave
strong and excellent interviews.

Dr George Carlo and Dr Gerd Oberfeld from Salzburg both gave excellent
presentations to the Irish Doctors. The Irish Doctors invited us
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invitation.
_www.ideaireland.org/emririshresearch.htm_
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Jersey Inquiry into Phone masts and health

Dr Mike Repacholi recently gave evidence to the scrutiny committee in Jersey
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The UK is now more aware to the dangers associated with EMFs and ill health.
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and Dr Gerd Oberfeld's visit to Dublin, it was good to finally hear the
truth!

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Trustee - EM Radiation Research Trust
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For more information visit: _http://omega.twoday.net/stories/3360329/_
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IRISH INDEPENDENT, Saturday, 24 February, 2007
(Metro ed. page 16)

"MOBILES 'PUT KIDS AT RISK OF AUTISM AND BRAIN TUMOURS'" [by] Breda
Heffernan

Parents who give their children mobile phones are 'tempting fate' and
exposing them to a raft of potential health problems from brain tumors to
autism, an international expert has warned. American researcher Dr George
Carlo told a conference in Dublin yesterday that he has conducted research
which proves that radio waves emitted by mobile phones are causing cellular
damage to users. And the scientist says a new study he has conducted, to be
published next month, shows a link between electromagnetic radiation from
mobile phones and masts and autism. He called on parents not to give
children under the age of 12 mobile phones as their DNA and cell membranes
are especially vulnerable. Dr Carlo, chairman of the non-profit Science and
Public Policy Institute in Washington, was given more than 20m [euro] by the
American mobile phone industry in 1993 to investigate possible health risks.
After six years of research, he and 200 other scientists from around the
globe concluded that manufacturers need to warn the public about the dangers
posed by mobiles. Speaking at the Irish Doctors' Environmental Association
meeting yesterday, Dr Carlo said his online database set up in 2002 to
record incidents from people who believe they have suffered adverse health
effects received more than 1 million hits in its first six months and over
30,000 complaints were logged.

HEADACHES In early cases, people were linking their symptoms, which ranged
from headaches to sleeplessness, to holding the phone up against their head.
However, in the past two years, the vast majority of complaints (up to 90%)
have come from people who believe their ailments are due to living next to
mobile phone masts.

There are now 2.4 billion people around the world using mobile phones with
this figure set to rise. "The big problem is that the wireless
infrastructure we have is leading us to a point of no return. As more people
use cell phones and Wi-Fi and as we have absolutely stupid experiments of
putting Wi-Fi in schools, background radiation is increasing," warned Dr
Carlo. He said that rather than relying on masts and antennas, people should
put pressure on Government and industry to eliminate health risks by
replacing masts with fibre optic cables. He urged people to perform a simple
experiment to see first-hand the dangers of mobile phone radiation. When the
mobile has only one bar of signal strength, locate the nearest mast and then
line up a number of your friends between the phone and the mast. "The bars
will go up and up that is because we are great conductors for radiowaves,"
said Dr Carlo.

LOSS

The conference also heard from several dozen members of the public who
claim to have suffered hearing loss, irregular heartbeats and sleeplessness
from mobile phone masts near their homes. John Cummins, from Cahir, Co
Tipperary, said he and his wife Bridget had both suffered hearing loss while
their daughter Rebekah suffered a brain seizure at the age of 12. Doctors
could not explain their health complaints. "At night we get a humming effect
in our eardrums but when we're away from home we don't get it. "In three
streets around the mast over 20 people have had cancer in the last four or
five years and there have been two cases of MS and Parkinson's."



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