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information about Interphone can be found
at:
www.iarc.fr/en/media-centre/pr/2010/
pdfs/pr200_E.pdf
Interphone is the largest cell phone study
to date, but it did not answer all questions
about cell phone safety. Additional
research is being conducted around the
world, and the FDA continues to monitor
developments in this field.
International Cohort Study on Mobile
Phone Users (COSMOS)
The COSMOS study aims to conduct long-
term health monitoring of a large group of
people to determine if there are any health
issues linked to long-term exposure to radio
frequency energy from cell phone use. The
COSMOS study will follow approximately
300,000 adult cell phone users in Europe
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for 20 to 30 years. Additional information
about the COSMOS study can be found at:
www.ukcosmos.org/index.html
Risk of Brain Cancer from Exposure to
Radio Frequency Fields in Childhood and
Adolescence (MOBI-KIDS)
MOBI-KIDS is an international study
investigating the relationship between
exposure to radio frequency energy from
communication technologies including
cell phones and brain cancer in young
people. This is an international multi-center
study involving 14 European and non-
European countries. Additional information
about MOBI-KIDS can be found at:
www.creal.cat/programes-recerca/en_
projectes-creal/view.php?ID=39
Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End
Results (SEER) Program of the National
Cancer Institute
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) actively
follows cancer statistics in the United
States to detect any change in rates of new
cases for brain cancer. If cell phones play
a role in risk for brain cancer, rates should
go up, because heavy cell phone use has
been common for quite some time in the
U.S. Between 1987 and 2005, the overall
age-adjusted incidence of brain cancer did
not increase. Additional information about
SEER can be found at
http://seer.cancer.gov/.
Cell Phone Industry Actions
Although the existing scientific data do
not justify FDA regulatory actions, the FDA
has urged the cell phone industry to take a
number of steps, including the following:
• Support-needed research on possible
biological effects of RF for the type of
signal emitted by cell phones;
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• Design cell phones in a way that
minimizes any RF exposure to the user;
and
• Cooperate in providing users of cell
phones with the current information
on cell phone use and human health
concerns.
The FDA also is working with voluntary
standard-setting bodies such as the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers (IEEE), the International
Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation
Protection (ICNIRP), and others to
assure that safety standards continue to
adequately protect the public.
Reducing Exposure: Hands-Free Kits and
Other Accessories
Steps to Reduce Exposure to Radio
Frequency Energy
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