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34 Health/Safety/Warranty Guide Coolpad TATTOO
(CRADA) to conduct research on wireless phone safety. The FDA provides the scientific
oversight, obtaining input from experts in government, industry, and academic organizations.
CTIA-funded research is conducted through contracts with independent investigators. The initial
research will include both laboratory studies and studies of wireless phone users. The CRADA
will also include a broad assessment of additional research needs in the context of the latest
research developments around the world.
6. 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 vital data. Lifetime animal exposure studies could
be completed in a few years. However, very large numbers of animals would be needed to
provide reliable proof of a cancer-promoting effect, if one exists. Epidemiological studies can
provide data that is directly applicable to human populations, but ten or more years of follow-up
research may be needed to provide answers about certain health effects, such as cancer.