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What research is, needed to decide, whether RF exposure, from wireless phones, poses a health risk?

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5. What research is answers about some needed to decide health effects, such as whether RF exposure cancer. This is because from wireless phones the interval between the poses a health risk? time of exposure to a A combination of cancer-causing agent laboratory studies and and the time tumors epidemiological studies develop - if they do of people actually - may be many, many using wireless phones would provide some of the data that are needed. Lifetime animal exposure studies could be completed in a few years. However, years. The interpretation of epidemiological studies is hampered by difficulties in measuring actual RF exposure during day-to-day use of wireless phones. very large numbers of animals would be needed to provide Many factors affect this measurement, such as the angle at which the reliable proof of a cancer phone is held, or which promoting effect if one model of phone is used. exists. Epidemiological studies can provide data that is directly applicable to human populations, but ten or more years follow-up may be needed to provide 31

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5. What research is
needed to decide
whether RF exposure
from wireless phones
poses a health risk?
A combination of
laboratory studies and
epidemiological studies
of people actually
using wireless phones
would provide some
of the data that are
needed. Lifetime animal
exposure studies could
be completed in a
few years. However,
very large numbers of
animals would be
needed to provide
reliable proof of a cancer
promoting effect if one
exists. Epidemiological
studies can provide data
that is directly applicable
to human populations,
but ten or more years
follow-up may be
needed to provide
answers about some
health effects, such as
cancer. This is because
the interval between the
time of exposure to a
cancer-causing agent
and the time tumors
develop — if they do
— may be many, many
years. The interpretation
of epidemiological
studies is hampered by
difficulties in measuring
actual RF exposure
during day-to-day use
of wireless phones.
Many factors affect this
measurement, such as
the angle at which the
phone is held, or which
model of phone is used.