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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 approximately
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
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
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/.
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;
• Design cell phones in a way that minimizes
any RF exposure to the user; and
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