The FCC should revise its cellphone radio frequency standards to...
The FCC should revise its cellphone radio frequency standards to reflect biological studies “proving that non-ionizing radiation breaks the blood brain barrier and damages DNA causing cancer and other deleterious effects,” the California Brain Tumor Association said in a filing…
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at the commission. “Your current standards only take into account thermal heating and this must be changed,” the filing said (http://xrl.us/boesoj). “Most children and teens are heavy users of cell phones and studies prove that their brains and tissues absorb more radiation than that of an adult. Please employ new practices in regard to RF standards as our youth will have a lifetime of exposure. Brain tumors are on the rise in the temporal and frontal lobes; the area to which the phone is held. One recent study showed brain tumors on the rise in 20-29 year olds with just 5 years of use.” CTIA had no comment on the filing.