LG Electronics UX565 manual Combination of laboratory, Studies and epidemiological

Safety

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
S a f	of a cancer promoting effect if
	one exists. Epidemiological
e ty	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.

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