The Research

Scientists have been studying cell phone use and possible health effects for many years. Leading global health authorities, such as the World Health Organization, the U.S. National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have reviewed this research or have conducted their own, and have found that the available scientific evidence does not show that the use of wireless phones is associated with any health problems, including cancer. The Interphone project, coordinated by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, is the largest study of cell phone use and brain tumors ever undertaken and included substantial numbers of subjects using cell phones for ten years or longer, found that “overall, no increase in risk…was observed with the use of mobile phones.” Health and telecommunications agencies will continue to monitor ongoing research on the safety of cell phones.

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