Cancer & tumors

EMF must be further explored as a contributing factor to poor health in humans, plants and animals. Every physical system that features a voltage drop is inherently sensitive to electromagnetic frequencies (EMF). Anything with a voltage drop, including human, animal, and plant cells, will respond to electromagnetic frequency. This is a fundamental law of physics: a voltage drop implies the presence of an electric field and moving or resting electrical charges (electrons or ions). Living cells function exactly like miniature, dynamic batteries. Every living cell maintains a strict resting membrane potential (a voltage drop across the cell membrane, typically around -70 millivolts). Because electromagnetic waves are composed of oscillating electric and magnetic fields, they physically interact with these charges, exerting forces that alter their behavior. Allowing the world and children to be bathed in varying EMF is irresponsible and unscientific. Various frequencies must be fully studied. Cancer rates are high and getting higher every few years, I can't take the "war on cancer" seriously until chemicals and electromagnetic frequencies are studied and taken seriously. Depression and anxiety are also common. We have a very sick society. Health is wealth. Many studies show change in calcium channel gates and thus biological stress, inflammation, and chronic inflammation leads to various diseases. I strongly believe that EMF affects health. Multiple studies supports my belief. Here is one: Scientific evidence invalidates health assumptions underlying the FCC and ICNIRP exposure limit determinations for radiofrequency radiation: implications for 5G. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12940-022-00900-9

(….continued from previous Comment, this is Comment to HHS Part 2) The American Academy of Pediatrics advises parents to “limit children’s screen time and exposure from cell phones and other devices emitting radiation from electromagnetic fields (EMF)”, but teachers in our town have sent home papers assigning the children to spend more time practicing on their wireless devices at home, to better their skills for testing time. There are hazardous wireless routers emitting radiation in every classroom, but most teachers are not even aware that they shouldn’t stand directly under a wireless router all day, or place an unsuspecting child’s desk directly beside a wireless router for him to absorb maximum radiation exposure every day while attending school. In meetings with school principals, superintendents, teachers, and the school committee in our town, our family asked them to bring in just one local medical professional willing to attest to the safety of a wireless learning environment for children. They reported back that they did reach out to some local doctors, but none of the doctors who responded were willing to make such a statement on the record. One of the doctors reportedly said to our school Principal, off the record, “I’m not attesting to that. Everyone knows you’re supposed to limit your exposure to radiation.” Even still, in our town’s public schools there is no informed consent notice to be signed, disclosing to parents that their children will be exposed to constant microwave radiation while attending school. When I tell other parents about it, it makes them feel sick - and foolish that they’ve been left unprotected and unaware of such a major cause for concern about health risks present in their children’s learning environment. Most the educators we met with uncomfortably agreed that there is definitely cause for concern regarding wireless radiation exposure in the schools, but they’ve made no effort to stop the massive rollout of wireless tech – and instead offered us the option to home school our kids as the only way to avoid the serious health risks of cumulative daily radiation exposure at school. I feel strongly that mandatory radiation exposure is not an acceptable requirement for students attending public school! According to Harvard Medical School/Mass General Hospital’s Martha R. Herbert, Ph.D., M.D., “Radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation from WiFi and cell towers can exert a disorganizing effect on the ability to learn and remember, and can also be destabilizing to immune and metabolic function. This will make it harder for some children to learn, particularly those who are already having learning or medical problems in the first place.” Knowing the terrible risks associated with EMFs, RF, and wireless radiation - from brain cancer to infertility to depression, insomnia, addiction, and much more - our family made the difficult decision to protect our children and home school them at our own expense, but this is not an option for most working families, who all deserve the right to opt out of unwanted radiation exposure - and at least deserve to be protected and informed by responsible authorities on how to minimize risk. I support HHS taking an active role in examining the potential health and environmental effects of wireless radiation. Questions about human health should be addressed by federal agencies with appropriate expertise in medicine, biology, epidemiology, and public health, and the experiences of individuals and families who report being affected should be considered alongside the scientific evidence. I urge HHS to carefully evaluate these experiences and the scientific evidence, identify gaps in current research, give particular attention to children and other potentially vulnerable populations, and establish appropriate federal research priorities regarding wireless radiation and public health. Thank you for providing individuals and families with an opportunity to be heard. Sincerely, A Concerned U.S. Citizen and Mother of Two

Motor neurone disease and other illness near a cell phone mast with Tetra I am an individual consumer and neighbour to other individuals, adversely affected. From 2004 to 2007 I lived 30 metres from a cell phone mast at a fire station in the south of England, UK. The mast would have been 2G, but also included TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio), which was first utilized in emergency service communications in the early 2000s. My neighbour Anne, moved to this small new estate early in 2005. She lived 10 metres from the mast. She experienced almost immediate illness, first severe facial pain, then extremely high blood pressure before we left in 2007. She moved house in 2008, but then got breast cancer. She was then diagnosed with Parkinsons’s Disease, followed by Motor Neurone Disease of which she died in 2018. Another neighbour Chris had already been living 40 metres from the same mast before we moved to the area. The mast may have been erected in 1999. An FOI request states about this mast, “the earliest reference to a lease for a mast at this site is 14 April 1999, however, we cannot confirm that this is the date that the mast was erected”. However, before we left in 2007 Chris had already developed symptoms of Motor Neurone Disease and died a few years later. The medical practice (St. Helen’s Medical Centre, Isle of Wight), serving the area with the mast, currently has 6595 patients, 5 of whom currently have Motor Neurone Disease according to a recent FOI request. My experience of ill health after living near the mast for 3 years. At the time (2004 to 2007) I experienced chronic fatigue, through which I could work. In the third year I began to have panic attacks and stopped working. At that time, I was taking good care of my health, taking vitamin supplements (anti-oxidants) and walking by the sea, which may have offered some protection against EMFs from the mast. After I moved house in 2007, I gradually developed more symptoms, such as long bouts of flu-like illness (aching and severe fatigue) but without any respiratory issues. I was unable to work for lengthy periods. I also had severely swollen glands in my neck for weeks at a time. At this time, I had not connected my illness with EMFs and we had Wifi and DECT cordless phones in the house, though we did not have smartphones or other smart devices. I did not visit the allopathic doctor, as I did not believe they could help, other than provide medication which might deal with symptoms but not the root cause. Another ill-effect was severe temperature regulation problems. Once I became over-heated, it took very many hours to cool down. In addition, I have had sleep problems, tingling in the hands and feet, tinnitus, as well as fibromyalgia (diagnosed in 2018 in The Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine). Eventually from 2019 onwards, by which time I was fully convinced that EMFs had caused my ill-health and the death of my 2 previous neighbours, we got rid of wireless radiation at home and I have visited bio-resonance therapists, who have identified high EMFs levels in the hypothalamus area of the brain, in particular in connection with temperature regulation and sleep regulation. High EMFs were identified elsewhere in the body too - I can't be more specific. In the UK, however, NHS doctors are not trained in the adverse health effects of EMFs, but private bio-resonance therapy is very helpful. It can test the systems of the body for the presence of man-made EMFs and can regulate the system by putting in frequencies which harmonise body systems, but I sense there has been some permanent damage and this cannot fully repair itself over time, because I am almost continuously exposed to EMFs of all types, both from electricity and from the higher frequencies of wireless communications.

'Numerous recent scientific publications have shown that EMF affects living organisms at levels well below most international and national guidelines. Effects include increased cancer risk, cellular stress, increase in harmful free radicals, genetic damages, structural and functional changes of the reproductive system, learning and memory deficits, neurological disorders, and negative impacts on general well-being in humans. Damage goes well beyond the human race, as there is growing evidence of harmful effects to both plant and animal life.' https://emfscientist.org/index.php/emf-scientist-appeal

I am responding as an individual consumer and parent. In December of 2006, I was using a flip phone and always held it to my right ear. I experienced hearing loss in my right ear, along with tinnitus. The attached jpeg, 1.21.2007_Tinnitus-Decreased HearingRightEar.jpg, shows the doctors' and radiologist's report. I also experienced vertigo in February 2007. The attached jpeg labeled 7.27.2007_Surgeon'sPathologyReport.jpg, shows the final diagnosis (a Mastoid Bone Tumor) and surgery was required. The surgeon said it was from radiation and sent me information about Radiation Induced Hearing Loss. Please see the attached file labeled 7.27.2007_Radiation Induced-Hearing Loss.jpg for that information. I still suffer from the worsening tinnitus as well as even more hearing loss in my right ear. I have EPPV (a form of vertigo) mostly on my right side. My house has a 'Smart' meter for electricity from ComEd. In my opinion, enough with the 4, 5, and 6G! It is destroying our health. The phones should be tested properly since the technology has gone far beyond the last testing for consumer usage. I'm so thrilled that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is asking for this information! (My life is NOT better from the radiation exposure I experienced.) Thank you for your attention to this matter. Debra Kocis

This is Mary Williams. Started in 2012. Pain to ears. Felt like pulses and it was very painful. Received attacks several times during the 1st year. Unable to function. Left me dizzy and confused, short of breath and am unable to remember words, and communication for the 1st 2 days after attack. Unexplainable major heat to body. During the 1st year attacks were aimed at my Left ear. Have been going to Doctor since 2012. Left side of my body has had Cancer, shrunken left Kidney, left back pain, possible left ear Cancer. (waiting on results). Headaches. Experience static in head from time to time. I do not use Wifi, do not use cell phone much. Just started using cell phone this year. Genetic testing, shows cancer not tied to heredity. Triple negative Test Results for any hormone. I am going thru many, many test and not finished yet. Have EMF/RF reader(very accurate) Ranging from lowest to highest Ghz. Well over the norm. Recorded Results in EMF/RF reader .

Public Comment: Wireless Radiation and Children’s Health I am a mother from Ripon, California, whose child was the first diagnosed with cancer in what became a deeply concerning situation involving multiple childhood cancer diagnoses near a cell tower at Weston Elementary School. I was not a scientist or an activist. I was a mother desperate for answers. I knocked on doors, contacted attorneys, and worked alongside another mother to bring attention to our concerns. Eventually, the cell tower was removed. While I cannot scientifically prove that wireless radiation caused my child’s cancer, I believe our experience raises questions that deserve serious investigation. No parent should have to fight as hard as we did just to have concerns about their children’s health taken seriously. I urge federal agencies to conduct independent, transparent research into long-term radiofrequency radiation exposure, especially around schools and developing children. Parents deserve access to reliable information, meaningful oversight, and accountability. We should not have to wait until more children become sick to investigate potential environmental risks. My child survived cancer, but the experience forever changed our family. I am sharing our story because every child deserves to learn, grow, and play in an environment where their health is a priority. Respectfully, Ripon, California Mother of a Childhood Cancer Survivor

My health and wellbeing have been severely compromised the last three years due to emf’s. When I first noticed that I felt ill whenever I entered my house, I struggled for months to determine who would be wiling and able to assess why that was happening. Eventually I learned about building biologists, but shortly thereafter learned that none of them were in Maine. With the help of a building biologist in Virginia, I was eventually able to have my house assessed. I learned that the rf levels were extremely high. After getting rid of WiFi and operating firm Ethernet, I felt some relief for a month. Then suddenly my electric bill leaped from 200 per month to 1000. With another assessment, I learned that I have extremely high levels of dirty electricity. I lived with every fuse turned off for another year and a half to mitigate the problem. Eventually I sold that house and moved only to have a problem with dirty electricity again in the new house. Again I had another assessment done and was given suggestions to mitigate the problem. I am just beginning to implement some of the things he suggested. I have CLL, which has gotten steadily worse due to the emf issues I have had. I know that I and other EMF sensitive people are the canaries in the coal mine. We feel what others are experiencing also, but may not notice. I so wish that peoples’ health mattered more in our country than profits and venture capital,

I happen to be a person who is affected by wireless radiation. When my 36 year old cousin was diagnosed with a Glioblastoma back in 2012 I fell into researching why a disease previously known in older males would suddenly show up in a young mother of two. One hypothetical that was proposed was RF. My cousin had worn a RF headset at her job and the tumor was on the radiating side. So as a young mother myself I chose to (out of an overabundance of caution) limit my family's exposure to cellular, wifi and blutooth in our home. If you've known and loved a person with glioblastoma- you'd do the same. It literally ruined that family- financially, emotionally, in every way possible. My family has gone without RF (and have chosen homes that naturally block neighbors RF signals and cell towers) since then. Nothing fancy really, just being cautious. Oddly enough, or maybe because I spend so much time avoiding it, I am now symptomatic to BT and wifi. It takes several hours of exposure but there have been times when water, electrolytes, and sleep don't touch a headache and inevitably I'll pull out my RF meter just to double check that a device hasn't reset itself and is unknowingly pulsing somewhere in the house. And a surprising amount of time that is just what has happened. We turn it off and the headache resolves. I'm absolutely bewildered by my ability to sense it. Unfortunately, my father this last year also passed from a Glioblastoma. A cell tower was placed across the street from their home several years ago and his bedroom window was in direct line of sight of the antennas. While the neurologist assured us there is no 'genetic' marker (outside of very rare populations) for brain cancers running in families, I can't help but wonder with my sensitivity and two family members passing if we will stumble upon evidence for one in a couple years. Some sign that we are particularly susceptible to the non native wavelengths around us. My big ask here in commenting is two part: 1) Encourage doctors/epidemiologsts to look for the patterns in families and take note of possible RF sources and 2) Give those of us who are sensitive easy ways to protect ourselves from RF: mandate or encourage simple On/off switches for RF on appliances, thermostats, mini splits, car stereo systems, security cameras, etc; encourage/enforce options for opting out of smart meters or encourage posting smart meters off the home/ not near bedrooms with utility companies; Give us accurate tools for locating cell towers and antennas (For example- antenna search dot com shows where the tower is registered (an address), not located. For the tower my father slept across from it says it is a mile away at the HOA building). If a family hoping to avoid living near a tower only looked at the website they would not know there was a tower there unless they had an RF meter. Please give enough credence to the possibility that there is 'possibly something going on here' that medical professionals don't immediately think we're nuts (and therefore driving people into the hands of the medical conmen who 'believe' them). I think what I ask is relatively simple and does not impede those who do want to partake in RF. I'm just asking that those of us who do want to avoid it at least have the ability and option of safeguarding our homes and families. Thank you.

I am submitting this comment in response to HHS’s Request for Information on Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure. I am responding from the perspective of a patient and concerned member of the public. I first noticed symptoms of EMF emissions around 2013 when my electrical co-op installed smart meters for 4 adjoining townhouse units on the wall of my end unit outside my bedroom at the head of where my bed was located. I began experiencing sleep disturbances, headaches, and tinnitus that diminished when away from home and returned when at home. I would occasionally have dizzy spells. I had bouts of disorientation sometimes while driving usual routes. My doctor found no reasons for these symptoms. Between 2015 and 2018 I worked for a church which, unknown to me, had a cell tower hidden in their steeple. While working for them, I would experience tinnitus and headaches at work and began to have more frequent dizzy spells at work and home. On occasion, I had severe attacks of vertigo and nausea at work that required medication and time off from work. I suffered something like a mini-stroke that resulted in awakening to severe disorientation one morning. My doctor found no heart conditions, clotting issues, or hypertension issues. After learning of the cell tower at work in 2018, I began to suspect EMF could be causing my symptoms. I quit that job and moved to a more rural part of the state to avoid the growing number of cell towers near my condo. My symptoms decreased and I bought an EMF meter to monitor my home environment. I hard-wired my computer, and eliminated all wifi from my house. My symptoms have improved significantly. I still suffer from bleed over from my neighbors’ wi-fi and from the power lines running in front of my house. I recently spent about 2 ½ hours shopping in 3 adjacent stores within 200 yards of a newly installed cell tower and suffered the first severe bout of vertigo and nausea since leaving my job at the church with a cell tower. Since moving, I have worked at two different jobs requiring constant communication over VoiP phone systems causing constant tinnitus and headaches. I support HHS taking an active role in examining the potential health and environmental effects of wireless radiation. Questions about human health should be addressed by federal agencies with appropriate expertise in medicine, biology, epidemiology, and public health, and the experiences of individuals and families who report being affected should be considered alongside the scientific evidence. The biological effects should be studied without limit to thermal effects. I would like to see ELF become an additional priority as the magnetic fields from power lines increase my symptoms as much as RF. With data centers bringing increased need for more power and high-power lines being forced upon residential areas in nearby Virginia, I am deeply concerned about a growing cancer cluster among school children in that state just over the state line from me. The data centers also bring concerns about extremely low frequency effects on pollinators, farm animals and people. There is little existing research on these effects. I urge HHS to carefully evaluate these experiences and the scientific evidence, identify gaps in current research, give particular attention to children and other potentially vulnerable populations, and establish appropriate federal research priorities regarding wireless radiation and public health. Thank you for providing individuals and families with an opportunity to be heard. I urge HHS to carefully evaluate these experiences and the scientific evidence, identify gaps in current research, give particular attention to children and other potentially vulnerable populations—for example, those like me with autoimmune thyroid disease and Lyme disease--and establish appropriate federal research priorities regarding wireless radiation and public health. Thank you for providing individuals and families with an opportunity to be heard.