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the testes, are particularly vulnerable to RF heating
because there is relatively little blood flow in them
to carry away excess heat.
Research Results to Date: Is there a connection
between RF and certain health problems?
The results of most studies conducted to date say
no. In addition, attempts to replicate and confirm the
few studies that have shown a connection have
failed.
The scientific community at large therefore believes
that the weight of scientific evidence does not show
an association between exposure to Radio
Frequency (RF) from cell phones and adverse health
outcomes. Still the scientific community has
supported additional research to address gaps in
knowledge. Some of these studies are described
below.
Interphone Study
Interphone is a large international study designed to
determine whether cell phones increase the risk of
head and neck cancer. A report published in the
International Journal of Epidemiology (June, 2010)
compared cell phone usage for more than 5,000
people with brain tumors (glioma and meningioma)
and a similar number of healthy controls.
Results of this study did NOT show that cell phones
caused brain cancer. In this study, most people had
no increased risk of brain cancer from using cell
phones. For people with the heaviest use of cell
phones (an average of more than ½ hour per day,
every day, for over 10 years) the study suggested a
slight increase in brain cancer. However, the authors
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determined that biases and errors prevented any
conclusions being drawn from this data. Additional
information about Interphone can be found at
http://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 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
http://