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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: seer.cancer.gov/.
Cell Phone Industry Actions
Although the existing scientiic 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
Protection (ICNIRP), and others to
assure that safety standards continue to
adequately protect the public.
Reducing Exposure: Hands-Free Kits
and Other Accessories
Steps to Reduce Exposure to Radio
Frequency Energy
If there is a risk from being exposed to radio
frequency energy (RF) from cell phones -
and at this point we do not know that there
is - it is probably very small. But, if you are
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