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stations are thus not the subject of the safety questions
discussed in this document.
3 . W hat k i nds o f phone s a r e the subjec t o f th i s
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 Radio Frequency (RF) energy
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. W hat a r e the r e su lts o f the r e s ea r ch done a l r eady ?
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
Radio Frequency (RF) energy 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 had been genetically
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