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The scientific community at large therefore believes that
the weight of scientific evidence does not show an
association between exposure to Radio Frequency (RF)
from cell phones and adverse health outcomes. Still the
scientific community has supported additional research
to address gaps in knowledge. Some of these studies
are described below.
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.
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
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