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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.
6. What is the FDA doing to find out more about the possible health effects of
wireless phone RF?
TheFDAisworkingwiththeU.S.NationalToxicologyProgramandwithgroupsof
investigatorsaroundtheworldtoensurethathighpriorityanimalstudiesareconducted
toaddressimportantquestionsabouttheeffectsofexposuretoRadioFrequency
(RF)energy.TheFDAhasbeenaleadingparticipantintheWorldHealthOrganization
InternationalElectroMagneticFields(EMF)Projectsinceitsinceptionin1996.An
influentialresultofthisworkhasbeenthedevelopmentofadetailedagendaof
researchneedsthathasdriventheestablishmentofnewresearchprogramsaround
theworld.Theprojecthasalsohelpeddevelopaseriesofpublicinformationdocuments
onEMFissues.TheFDAandtheCellularTelecommunications&InternetAssociation
(CTIA)haveaformalCooperativeResearchAndDevelopmentAgreement(CRADA)todo
researchonwirelessphonesafety.TheFDAprovidesthescientificoversight,obtaining
inputfromexpertsingovernment,industry,andacademicorganizations.CTIA-funded
researchisconductedthroughcontractswithindependentinvestigators.Theinitial
researchwillincludebothlaboratorystudiesandstudiesofwirelessphoneusers.The
CRADAwillalsoincludeabroadassessmentofadditionalresearchneedsinthecontext
ofthelatestresearchdevelopmentsaroundtheworld.
7. How can I find out how much Radio Frequency energy exposure I can get by
using my wireless phone?
AllphonessoldintheUnitedStatesmustcomplywithFederalCommunications