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Microchips - Studies show that microchips cause cancer
A number of studies have revealed that the wireless microchips implanted under the skin of many pets to stop them becoming lost can significantly raise their risk of developing cancer.
Millions of pets worldwide have the wireless chips implanted under the skin of their neck with details of home and owners should they get lost.
The microchips which have been used so successfully to reunite lost pets with their owners are even used with some people for medical monitoring purposes.
However new studies have found that mice implanted with the wireless microchips have developed cancer at an alarming rate.
A recent French study found that 4.1% of mice out of a total of 1206 mice, developed cancer after being implanted with the devices and the researchers say the microchips were the cause of the tumours.
The results of that study supports earlier research by both U.S. and German teams.
source: http://www.news-medical.net/?id=29675 dated: 11 Sep 2007