In the light of the above observations and the statistically significant genetic damage observed in those residing within 300m of a mobile phone base station in this study, it implies that the effects of radiations from mobile phone base stations (in the absence of any other incidental/accidental exposures) cannot be overlooked, as unrepaired DNA damage can lead to cancer, precocious ageing and age-related effects (Kennedy et al., 2012; Bernstein et al., 2013).