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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 radiofrequency 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
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Risk of Brain Cancer from Exposure to Radiofrequency Fields
in Childhood and Adolescence (MOBI-KIDS)
MOBI-KIDS is an international study investigating the relationship
between exposure to radiofrequency 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
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, as 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
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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:
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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
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Cooperate in providing users of cell phones with the current
information on cell phone use and human health concerns.