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International Agency Formalizes Cellular Phone Classification as “Possibly Carcinogenic”

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) formally classifies radiofrequency electromagnetic fields as "possibly carcinogenic to humans.

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) affirmed its classification of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) emitted by cell phones and other devices as “possibly carcinogenic to humans,” following the recommendations of a panel convened two months prior, to assess available information on RF-EMF and cancer. In that exposure to RF-EMF in the frequency range of 30 kHz to 300 GHz is almost unavoidable in a society that is increasingly dependent on electronic devices and equipment that generates RF-EMF, the IARC singled out cell phones for particular attention, based on substantial epidemiologic evidence suggesting a link between cell phone use and various types of brain tumors.

Robert Baan, Yann Grosse, Beatrice Lauby-Secretan, Fatiha El Ghissassi, Veronique Bouvard, Lamia Benbrahim-Tallaa, et al, and on behalf of the WHO International Agency for Research on Cancer Monograph Working Group. “Carcinogenicity of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields.”  The Lancet Oncology, Volume 12, Issue 7, July 2011, Pages 624-626.

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