A multicenter, international casecontrol study involving about 3,000 cases and 3,000 controls has begun. It is coordinated by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France. Results are expected in several years. (http://www.iarc.fr)
A $10 million program on cell phone research was recently announced in the United Kingdom. (http://www.doh.gov.uk/ click on "News Desk" for Dec. 8, 2000)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association recently signed an agreement to evaluate the health effects of cellular phone use. (http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/ocd/wlessphonecrada.html)
Web Sites:
National Cancer Institute: http://www.cancer.gov
National Radiological Protection Board: http://www.nrpb.org.uk/index.html
Independent Expert Group on Mobile Phones (see Mobile phones and health. Chilton, Didcot (United Kingdom): National Radiological Protection Board, 2000): http://www.iegmp.org.uk
World Health Organization International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (select Questions and Answers): http://www.who.int/emf
Federal Communication Commission RF Safety Program (select "Information on Human Exposure to RF Fields from Cellular and PCS Radio Transmitters"): http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety
Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA): http://www.wow-com.com
Food and Drug Administration: http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/ocd/mobilphone.html
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