They say there is no scientific evidence to suggest a link between phone masts and epilepsy. However, there is now a growing body of internationally published scientific evidence suggesting that it may be possible for much lower levels to cause health problems. In June, a conference was held in the House of Commons to discuss this possibility. It was attended both by MPs and the world's leading scientific experts in the field. It has been estimated that the average caveman came into contact with hundreds of millions of times less electromagnetic radiation than is in evidence today.
Microwaves are just part of the whole spectrum of electromagnetic energy.
It is already well known that high intensity radiation such as X-rays and nuclear radiation can cause cancer by damaging cells. This type of energy is called ionising radiation. Dr Gerard Hyland, senior lecturer in theoretical physics at the Warwick university, believes that the microwave radiation from mobile phones and masts can interfere with the body's own electromagnetic field. The newer digital systems emit pulses of radiation 217times every second. Further evidence of a potential problem comes from one of the world's leading scientific experts, Prof Henry Lai, of the University of Washington, Seattle, who has spent many years researching the biological effects of microwaves.