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Health and Safety Information 9
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
http://seer.cancer.gov/ .
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.
The FDA also is working with voluntary
standard-setting bodies such as the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers (IEEE), the International
Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation