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Health and Safety Information 5
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 Radio
Frequency Fields in Childhood and Adolescence
(MOBI-KIDS)
MOBI-KIDS is an international study investigating the
relationship between exposure to radio frequency 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, because 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:
• Support-needed research on possible biological effects of
RF for the type of signal emitted by cell phones;
• Design cell phones in a way that minimizes any RF
exposure to the user; and
• Cooperate in providing users of cell phones with the
current information on cell phone use and human health
concerns.