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developing brain cancer-are not supported by a growing body of research on the subject." You can access NCI's review of the research at http://www.cancer.gov/ ncicancerbulletin/NCI_Cancer_Bulletin_092308/page7. The WHO's Interphone study is the largest study of cell phone use and brain tumors ever under­taken. WHO summarized its conclusions concerning Interphone as follows: "Overall, no increase in risk of glioma or menin­gioma was observed with use of mobile phones. There were suggestions of an increased risk of glioma at the highest exposure levels, but biases and error prevent a causal interpretation. The possible effects of long-term heavy use of mobile phones require further investigation." The WHO's comments on Interphone are available at: http://www.iarc.fr/en/media-centre/pr/2010/pdfs/pr200_E.pdf. WHO's publication of Interphone is available at http://www.oxfordjournals.org/ our_journals/ije/press_releases/freepdf/dyq079.pdf; see also, Interphone Appendix 1 (http://ije.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/data/dyq079/DC1/1), and Appendix 2 (http://ije. oxfordjournals.org/cgi/data/dyq079/DC1/2). What does Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) mean? In 1996, the FCC, working with the FDA, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other agencies, established RF exposure safety guidelines for wireless devices in the United States. Before a wireless device model is available for sale to the public, it must be tested by the manufacturer and certified to the FCC that it does not exceed limits established by the FCC. One of these limits is expressed as a Specific Absorption Rate, or "SAR." SAR is a measure of the rate of absorption of RF energy in the body. Tests for SAR are conducted with the wireless device transmitting at its highest power level in all tested frequency bands. Since 1996, the FCC has required that the SAR of handheld wireless devices not exceed 1.6 watts per kilogram, averaged over one gram of tissue. Although the SAR is determined at the highest power level, the actual SAR value of a wireless device while operating can be less than the reported SAR value. This is because the SAR value may vary from call to call, depending on factors such as proximity to a cell site, the proximity of the wireless device to the body while in use, and the use of handsfree devices. 5

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developing brain cancer—are not supported by a growing body of research on the
subject.” You can access NCI’s review of the research at
ncicancerbulletin/NCI_Cancer_Bulletin_092308/page7
. The WHO’s Interphone
study is the largest study of cell phone use and brain tumors ever undertaken. WHO
summarized its conclusions concerning Interphone as follows: “Overall, no increase
in risk of glioma or meningioma was observed with use of mobile phones. There were
suggestions of an increased risk of glioma at the highest exposure levels, but biases
and error prevent a causal interpretation. The possible effects of long-term heavy use
of mobile phones require further investigation.” The WHO’s comments on Interphone
are available at:
.
WHO’s publication of Interphone is available at
our_journals/ije/press_releases/freepdf/dyq079.pdf
; see also, Interphone Appendix
1
, and Appendix 2
(http://ije.
oxfordjournals.org/cgi/data/dyq079/DC1/2)
.
WHAT DOES SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE (SAR) MEAN?
In 1996, the FCC, working with the FDA, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) and other agencies, established RF exposure safety guidelines for wireless
devices in the United States. Before a wireless device model is available for sale to the
public, it must be tested by the manufacturer and certified to the FCC that it does not
exceed limits established by the FCC.
One of these limits is expressed as a Specific Absorption Rate, or “SAR.” SAR is
a measure of the rate of absorption of RF energy in the body. Tests for SAR are
conducted with the wireless device transmitting at its highest power level in all tested
frequency bands. Since 1996, the FCC has required that the SAR of handheld wireless
devices not exceed 1.6 watts per kilogram, averaged over one gram of tissue. Although
the SAR is determined at the highest power level, the actual SAR value of a wireless
device while operating can be less than the reported SAR value. This is because the
SAR value may vary from call to call, depending on factors such as proximity to a cell
site, the proximity of the wireless device to the body while in use, and the use of hands-
free devices.