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phones themselves, the RF exposures that people get
from these base stations are typically thousands of times
lower than those they can get from wireless phones. Base
stations are thus not the subject of the safety questions
discussed in this document.
3. What kinds of phones are the subject of this update?
The term "wireless phone" refers here to handheld
wireless phones with built-in antennas, often called "cell",
"mobile", or "PCS" phones. These types of wireless
phones can expose the user to measurable
radiofrequency energy (RF) because of the short distance
between the phone and the user's head.
These RF exposures are limited by FCC safety guidelines
that were developed with the advice of the FDA and other
federal health and safety agencies. When the phone is
located at greater distances from the user, the exposure
to RF is drastically lower because a person's RF
exposure decreases rapidly with increasing distance from
the source. The so-called "cordless phones," which have a
base unit connected to the telephone wiring in a house,
typically operate at far lower power levels, and thus
produce RF exposures far below the FCC safety limits.
4. What are the results of the research done already?
The research done thus far has produced conflicting
results, and many studies have suffered from flaws in their
research methods. Animal experiments investigating the
effects of radiofrequency energy (RF) exposures
characteristic of wireless phones have yielded conflicting
results that often cannot be repeated in other laboratories.
A few animal studies, however, have suggested that low
levels of RF could accelerate the development of cancer
in laboratory animals. However, many of the studies that
showed increased tumor development used animals that
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