Samsung EKGC200ZWAXAR user manual Between RF Connection Certain health problems?, Lnterphone Study

The
biological effects of radio frequency energy should not
be
confused with the effects from other types of
electromagnetic energy.
Very
high levels of electromagnetic energy, such as is found
in X-rays and gamma rays, can ionize biological tissues.
Ionization is a process where electrons are stripped away
from
their normal locations in atoms and molecules. It can
permanently damage biological tissues including DNA,the
genetic material.
The
energy levels associated with radio frequency energy,
including both radio waves and
	microwaves,
		are not great
enough to cause ionization of atoms and molecules.
Therefore, RF
energy is atype of non-
Other	ionizing radiation.
types of non-
infrared	ionizing radiation include visible light,
	(heat), and other forms of
radiation
radiation with relatively low		electromagnetic
	frequencies.
While RF energy does not ionize particles, large amounts can
increase body temperatures and cause tissue damage. Two
areas of the body, the eyes and the testes, are particularly
vulnerable to RF heating because there is relatively little
blood flow in them to carry away excess heat.

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Research Results to Date: Is there a
between RF and		connection
	certain health problems?
The results of most studies conducted to date say no.ln
addition, attempts to replicate and confirm the few studies
that
have shown aconnection have failed.
The scientific community at large therefore believes that the
weight of scientific evidence does not show an association
between
exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) from cell phones
and
adverse health outcomes. Still the scientific community
has supported additional research to address gaps in
knowledge. Some of these studies are described below.
lnterphone Study
lnterphone is a large
	international
determine		study designed to
whether cell phones increase the risk of head and
neck
cancer. Areport published in the International Journal
of
Epidemiology		0) compared cell phone usage for
(June, 201
more than 5,000 people with brain tumors (glioma and
meningioma) and asimilar number of healthy controls.
Results of this study did NOT show that cell phones caused
brain cancer. In this study, most people had no increased risk
of brain cancer from using cell phones. For people with the
heaviest use of cell phones		(an average of more than Y2 hour
per day, every day, for over		10 years) the study suggested a