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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 approximate-
ly 300,000 adult cell phone users in Europe for 20 to 30 years. Additional information about the COSMOS study can be found
at http://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 com-
munication 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
http://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/.
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