Interphone study – Samsung SM-T537RZWAUSC User Manual
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Health and Safety Information 5
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 determined that biases and errors prevented any
conclusions being drawn from this data. Additional
information about Interphone can be found at
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.