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Posted 2026-10-24#4441 · Permanent link ↗

The commenter discusses a conference study linking carrying phones below the waist with early-onset color…

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It is strongly suspected that regularly carrying a cell phone in one's back pocket results in colon cancer because of the radiation associated with your cell phone constantly checking for the closest cell tower when the phone is on. You would think the cell phone companies would only start checking for the closest tower when you make a call. See study below. Colon and rectal cancers – often called colorectal cancers – are the third most common cancers and the second leading cause of deaths from cancer across the globe.1 While they are usually found in older people, younger people have been increasingly affected over recent decades. Recently researchers suggested that this might have something to do with where people carry their mobile phones. In a paper presented at the 36th Annual Conference of the International Society of Environmental Epidemiology, De Kun Li reported the results of a study he and his team conducted on 100 volunteers. In it, he looked at the link between carrying a mobile phone below the waist and people’s risks of colorectal cancer.2 The results showed a clear association. People with the most hours of carrying mobile phones below their waists had over four times the risk of early onset colorectal cancer compared to people with the least hours. People who carried their mobile phones on the same side of their body on which their tumour was located had over 12 times the risk of early onset colorectal cancer. By contrast, people who carried their mobile phones on the opposite side of the body from the tumour had just over one and a half times the risk of early onset colorectal cancer. ‘A longer duration of cellphone carrying below the waist is associated with an increased risk of EOCRC [early onset colorectal cancer],’ the researchers said. They pointed out that carrying a mobile phone in a pocket causes ‘extensive exposure’ of the colon and rectum to radiofrequency radiation. How could this affect the body? The authors say that epithelial cells of the intestine are extremely sensitive to this radiation. For years, researchers have been advising men not to carry mobile phones in their pockets to avoid irradiating their testes, given the harmful effects of mobile phone radiation on sperm. The current study suggests this may be good advice – and not just for protecting men’s sperm. Colorectal cancer, 25 August 2024, ISEE 2024: 36th Annual Conference of the International Society of Environmental Epidemiology, Is Cellphone Carrying Below the Waist (Exposure to Non-Ionizing Radiation) Contributing to the Rapid Rise in Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer?, De Kun Li, Jeannette Ferber, Andrew Hirst, Roxana Odouli, Charles Quesenberry, and Thoedore Levin, ISEE Conference Abstracts, Volume 2024, Issue 1.
Posted 2026-10-24#4397 · Permanent link ↗

The commenter cites historical Denver research concerning childhood leukemia and residential EMFs and req…

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There were studies done decades ago in Denver that showed a high correlation between housing with strong electromagnetic fields and childhood leucimmia. For some reason, probably due to corporate financial interests, these studies have largely been ignored, but the evidence appears to be irrefutable. Nothing good can come from such exposure, whether for adults or children. EMFs, RF Radiation, and wireless radiation exposure should be regulated. Thanks.
Posted 2026-10-24#4334 · Permanent link ↗

The commenter alleges longstanding microwave, infrasound and surveillance targeting by criminal and gover…

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Hello my name is Andrew Paul, I lived in Olympia , that's where my targeting started in the apartments complex by Slyvestor Park, I believe it was infiltrated by the cartels (controlled by the CCP), and that explains why Olympia & BellTown have so many "crazies", it's not just meth & "keep portland weird" vibes. It's targeted microwave pulse devices, "audio spotlights" and cyber-operators (usually neighbors in apartment complexes with fake IDs on welfare so they don't need a job as part of their fake ID). Compounding with all the FRAUD of H1B, FOREIGN EUROPEAN/EURASIA/RUSSIAN/CHINESE born invaders that target the Native Americans/Mexicans/Canadians/Inuit, to kidnap & traffick & use for organ harvesting/occultic ritual sacrifice by various billionaires & millionaires corrupting local municipal,police, sheriff, national guardsmen, HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS. Me speficially I was getting "tinmitus" when I was barely a teen, my mom got cancer, and the cats died a month after she did (1 of the cats had tumors). So I believe besides Cuckooing & Entrapment by The Jubgle /Downtown Associations for basic set ups by Informant Gangs, I have been targeted by the CCP and or the KKK /cartels/Aryan Brotherhood, prison gangs. To not only take the apartment, but speficially use mk ultra & cointelpro tactics to turn me into a "vegetable" as they so often say via Infra-sound & other mechanisms (potential implants, but more likely "Near Field Communications", vaccines, and an apartment and even micro-city "community policing" and "internet service expanding" nonprofit controlled liberal "add ones" or "transceivers" that act like STINGRAYS, allowing entire "police departments" worth of Chinese & GRU cyber operators & "tech support scammers" (H1B) in Microsoft/AWS/security industry specialists, to play man in the middle and drastically alter not only the "feeds" of social media, but also the acoustic & EMF frequencies our devices output. To manipulate the biologic thought processes of targeted individuals such as myself Thi has being ongoing for at the least 10 years. But at least from age 20 onwards, before I got arrested for simple possession of "Jason's" meth pipe (he had my weed pipe and in fact, when I got out of Thurston county the next day, he traded it in front of me to some female for a lighter. Magickally "Jason" stopped hanging around the convince store by my apartment building when I became homeless Anyways, besides Reily and many other homeless tweekers being driven & dropped off to proxy stalk, talk, harrass, bother and beg foroney, weed, sigs, early on it was simply Emily being dropped off to wal towards me on the side walk to make it awkward when I was coming back from my normal routines of shopping for food, or smoking weed in the woods and simply autistically exploring the neighborhoods I grew up in, like the train tracks me and my friends would all.sneak off to during recess to smoke cigs or drink beer together as a group. I suppose it was a bit of nostalgia & back then were was still "illegal" and many of my friends died from the scurge of Fetty gangs taking over small towns Olympia used to have head shops and "no tweekers allowed" signs Now it's flooded with illegals FROM OTHER CONTINENTS, people that have NO BLOOD QUANTUM TO TURTLE ISLAND & WHO WERE SENT HERE AS PART.OF PSYOP PLATOONS, foot soldiers for the cyber operators. Logistics for FAKE homeless encampments, that used the JUNGLE as a BODY DISPOSAL SITE, DISMEMBERING BODIES FOR YEARS MANY PEOPLE TOLD ME "THEY CUT PEOPLE UP IN THOSE CAMPS, THE POLICE KNOW ABOUT IT, THATS WHY NOBODY DOES ANYTHING" AND "PEOPLE WILL PAY YOU TO GO TO TREATMENT" so, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF USA BORN AMERICANS ARE DEAD. We the people are fearful to walk the streets our ancestors paved We the people are threatened DAILY in our own homes. We are tortured with Infra-sound, microwaves, and constant noise campaigns below our windows by those who laugh at the death & suffering of others because they are COWARDS bowing down to the PRISON INDUSTRY RAPO-GANGS, that target children (selling drugs to them to GROOM THEM INTO GANGS/PROSTITUTION/ENTRAPMENT FODDER). These local cops/Sherifs take bribes from dealers who marry pregnant minors Minors constantly overdose or get killed on these lands camps Always stealing everything from everyone They are the "gangstalkers" (gangs, that stalk people in exchange for drugs & sex slaves from the RICO networks of NGO nonprofits). My name is Andrew, my friends have died, my brother go stomach cancer & died at 46, my mom got endometrisos and died from cancer at 58. Both her and me have been targeted for years even when she was getting cancer treatment They slander me by saying I didn't live at the building mom & I lived at for 20+ years These people pretend to have cancer to manipulate others, constantly lying & getting others killed. Background check them!

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Posted 2026-10-24#4295 · Permanent link ↗

The commenter associates anxiety and sleep disruption with towers, phones and Wi-Fi and requests safer te…

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I have noticed the closer I am to a cell tower the more anxious I get. I never thought it could be from the cell towers until I read reports and dove deeper into some other things people have said. I also notice if I keep my phone near me at night I dont sleep well at all. I have noticed sleep disturbances when I keep my phone near, if it’s outside the bedroom I sleep better. Also I noticed a difference if I put my phone on airplane mode it almost seems to lessen the EMF exposure and allow better sleep. When I am near my WiFi router I have this increased feeling of anxiety and strange electrical impulse within my body. All of these I have felt before knowing the information of WIFI and EMF effects. I really think something needs to be done. Something needs to change. My thought on this is if EMF can be used as a weapon against people why are we carrying a phone and having WIFI router around us all the time. I think people should be allowed to have the option of having a regular phone from copper telephone land lines again if they don’t want the exposure. Just like the 80s having a kitchen phone. Also something needs to change for wifi and also EMF exposure from all tech. If I have a computer and I want to connect it to the internet cable I should be able too without worry of EMF exposure from the computer itself. I am so glad this is being researched and studied. I will not be surprised if studies show EMF exposure causes increase in cancers rates and other diseases and mental Health. If people want WiFi make it safer if they don’t make safe options for people who dont want it like I said copper land telephone line phones and ability to have have to use wifi all together and have no exposure from your computer or any tech devices.
Posted 2026-10-24#4285 · Permanent link ↗

The commenter requests independent testing, realistic cumulative-exposure studies, transparent disclosure…

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Public Comment on HHS Request for Information: EMF/RF Exposure and Human Health Docket No. HHS-OASH-2026-0397 I submit this comment as a concerned consumer urging the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to put public health, independent science, and informed consent ahead of commercial interests when evaluating radiofrequency electromagnetic field (RF/EMF) exposure from wireless devices and infrastructure. Wireless technology is everywhere, from phones and Wi-Fi to wearables, smart meters, and cellular networks. Consumers cannot assess safety when exposure information is hard to find and testing may be funded by companies that profit from the products. The public deserves transparent answers. I do not claim every RF/EMF exposure causes illness or that every alleged harm is established. HHS should identify what is known and unknown, without treating uncertainty as proof of safety or speculation as proof of harm. Policy must follow transparent, reproducible science, free from commercial or advocacy pressure. I urge HHS to prioritize these actions: 1. INDEPENDENT THIRD-PARTY TESTING. Require qualified labs independent of manufacturers and telecom companies to test devices and infrastructure. Disclose funding, conflicts, methods, calibration, exposure conditions, analyses, and full results. Publish positive and negative findings and make testing reproducible. Industry-funded research must not be the sole basis for declaring a product safe. 2. REAL-WORLD AND CUMULATIVE EXPOSURE. Assess ordinary and high-use scenarios, multiple devices together, and long-term exposure in homes, workplaces, schools, childcare facilities, and neighborhoods. Consider distance, duration, frequency, signal strength, and actual use. Measurements must be independently verifiable and explained plainly. 3. LONG-TERM HEALTH RESEARCH. Fund adequately powered, independently replicated long-term human studies, systematic reviews, and laboratory research on reported concerns involving cancer, cognition, sleep, reproduction, development, cardiovascular outcomes, and other effects. Studies must distinguish correlation from causation, address confounding factors, publish protocols and null findings, and share data when ethical and privacy rules permit. 4. PROTECT VULNERABLE GROUPS. Assess whether added precautions are warranted for children, pregnant people, older adults, people with medical conditions, exposed workers, and users of medical devices. Include schools and childcare facilities. 5. CLEAR CONSUMER DISCLOSURES. Require accessible disclosures of emissions, limits, independent test results, test conditions, limitations, and uncertainty. Explain implications for normal and cumulative exposure. Create a searchable public database of test and adverse-event reports. Marketing must not substitute for evidence. 6. PUBLIC HEALTH MONITORING. Create privacy-protecting systems to report suspected health effects. Investigate credible patterns with validated exposure measurements and clinical assessment. Reports should prompt investigation, not prove causation automatically. Coordinate research and publish findings. 7. ACCOUNTABILITY WHEN HARM IS ESTABLISHED. If reliable evidence shows that a company's product, emissions, concealment, or failure to comply with safety requirements caused or materially contributed to injury, consumers should have meaningful remedies. Congress and regulators should consider requiring responsible companies to cover reasonable medical evaluation, treatment, ongoing care, and appropriate compensation. Companies that knowingly conceal credible safety findings, falsify results, or obstruct required disclosures should face meaningful penalties. Responsibility must be determined fairly, based on evidence, causation, and applicable law. 8. INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT. Disclose conflicts, publish the basis for conclusions, invite independent peer review, and explain how conflicting evidence is weighed. Review standards as technology and science evolve. Publish who funded studies, what was measured, and why conclusions were reached. Consumers deserve information about possible risks, and should not bear the full financial burden if evidence establishes preventable harm. Transparency encourages safer design, honest communication, and better science. I urge HHS to establish rigorous, independent, publicly accountable RF/EMF research and oversight. Where evidence identifies a risk, take proportionate action. Where evidence is uncertain, fund better research and communicate uncertainty honestly. Where evidence does not support an adverse effect, explain that conclusion and the strength and limits of the research. Commercial confidentiality should never hide information essential to public health. The public deserves independent testing, accessible data, protections for vulnerable populations, and medical and financial remedies when harm is demonstrated.
Posted 2026-10-24#4280 · Permanent link ↗

The commenter argues current evidence does not establish harm from typical exposures below thermal limits…

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Docket HHS-OASH-2026-0397 Request for Information on Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure Question 2 – Perspective This comment is submitted by an individual with an interest in evidence-based public health. It draws on peer-reviewed literature, government and international agency assessments, and systematic reviews. Established findings are distinguished from emerging or uncertain evidence. Questions 5, 6, and 12 – Exposure standards, risk assessment, and evidence regarding effects at or below current federal limits Federal health agencies should consider the following established frameworks and evidence: • ICNIRP 2020 guidelines: The only substantiated adverse health effects of RF-EMF are those caused by tissue heating (thermal effects). The guidelines protect against all established adverse effects, including those relevant to 5G and other modern technologies. No adverse effects below the thermal threshold have been consistently substantiated in human populations at typical exposure levels. • U.S. FCC RF exposure limits (47 CFR 1.1310) and FDA assessments: These are based primarily on thermal effects (SAR). FDA has stated that the weight of scientific evidence does not support a causal link between RF exposure below these limits and cancer or other adverse health effects. • WHO-commissioned systematic reviews (2023–2025): Reviews of human observational studies on cancer (including glioma), cognition, reproduction, and non-specific symptoms generally found no or only small effects associated with RF-EMF exposure, with moderate certainty of evidence for the absence of increased brain tumor risk from mobile phone use. Confidence is lower for many other outcomes due to limited high-quality data. • IARC 2011 classification: RF-EMF is Group 2B (“possibly carcinogenic to humans”) based on limited evidence linking heavy mobile phone use to glioma and acoustic neuroma. This classification has not been upgraded. • NTP rodent studies (2018): These reported carcinogenic signals in male rats at high whole-body exposures well above typical human levels. Findings were not consistent across sexes or species, and methodological limitations have been noted by expert bodies. The results do not directly translate to typical human exposures below thermal limits. Established finding: At exposure levels below current thermal-based limits, there is no consistent, high-quality evidence of causal adverse health effects in the general population from everyday RF/EMF sources. Areas of uncertainty: Long-term effects beyond most study follow-up periods; cumulative multi-source real-world exposures; potential subtle non-thermal biological effects; and whether any subgroups experience effects not captured in population-level data. Question 11 – Sensitive populations Children warrant careful consideration due to potentially higher relative absorption in some tissues and longer lifetime cumulative exposure. Current evidence does not demonstrate harm at typical levels, but data specifically addressing developmental stages remain limited. Targeted research with personal dosimetry is warranted. Question 13 – Cumulative exposure patterns 5G, Wi-Fi, IoT, wearables, smart meters, and denser infrastructure create complex multi-source exposure patterns. Average levels generally remain well below thermal limits. Evidence on how these real-world combinations affect cumulative dose or health outcomes is still limited. Improved multi-source exposure characterization is needed. Question 16 – Highest-priority research gaps 1. Long-term prospective cohort studies of children and adolescents with individually measured personal RF exposure. 2. Improved real-world dosimetry for cumulative, multi-source exposures (including 5G characteristics). 3. Independent replication and mechanistic studies of any non-thermal signals using realistic exposure parameters. 4. High-quality blinded investigation of reported electromagnetic hypersensitivity. Question 17 – Coordination HHS (FDA, NIH, CDC) should coordinate with FCC and international bodies (WHO, ICNIRP) to prioritize independent research that can meaningfully update risk assessment. Question 18 – Additional recommendations Maintain clear public communication that distinguishes established thermal effects and the absence of confirmed adverse effects below limits from areas of residual uncertainty. Support practical exposure-reduction options for those who prefer them without implying established harm. Ensure any future guidance is driven by high-quality evidence.
Posted 2026-10-24#4278 · Permanent link ↗

The commenter objects to a neighborhood tower approval, reports EMF sensitivity and prior smart-meter rem…

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Last Dec 20 25 our neighborhood learned they were going to put up a 54 foot cell tower at the entrance of an established 200 plus home neighbor hood. We had one week to contest and they passes it on chiristmas eve. it’s a know fact it causes cancer and I am sensitive to these EMF frequencies and had to remove the smart metter from my house. I’ve lived here for 26 years and now I will,have to move. Reno Nevada our city council is so corrupt!
Posted 2026-10-24#4268 · Permanent link ↗

The commenter attributes major health problems and loss of a home to smart meters and nearby towers, desc…

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I am a smart meter survivor. I also live in Rockwall Texas where they are basically frying us half to death! Until I moved here five years ago, I was in perfect Health! I have lost my dream home to sell towers due to my health issues connected to living within 2 miles from 70 cell towers and antennas. The smart meter was located on the other side of the wall from my head from my bedroom which destroyed my health and my life. Within a year and a half of living in that new home, I experienced hair loss almost a complete loss of my eyesight, extreme heart, palpitations, weight loss and was diagnosed with pre-cancer! I was able to remove the smart meters due to our state fortunately having a quote, opt out option” to switch it out, but by the time I knew this was possible it wouldn’t have made any difference because even an analog electric meter should never be on the other side of the wall from your head due to electrical magnetism! Within two years more towers were added here with ZERO monitoring of tower levelsand it began to affect my heart health again! We submitted the story on the Rockwall Facebook page where we received hundreds of messages from people experiencing the same issues to the point that they banned my friend and I from the Rockwall Facebook page! The situation is very real and it is injuring us and thank you so much for allowing the American people to have a voice! This has permanently damaged my health as I’ve lost my ability to tolerate high levels of electromagnetic fields, which basically means I have to live on the edge of town now! 6-G may be the end of me yet!
Posted 2026-10-24#4262 · Permanent link ↗

The commenter reports recent brain-tumor removal, objects to exposure from space and neighborhoods, and c…

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EMF is dangerous and has not been studied for decades. STOP GIVING CORPORATIONS THE ABILITY TO POISON US FROM SPACE and our own neighborhoods. I have just had a brain tumor removed. I eat organic foods and don't eat GMOs. STOP THIS NONSENSE.
Posted 2026-10-24#4253 · Permanent link ↗

The commenter calls for independent research on non-thermal and cumulative exposure, updated standards, c…

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I am submitting this comment as a licensed Professional Engineer (environmental engineering master’s degree), U.S. Navy veteran, and concerned citizen. Current federal exposure guidelines for RF/EMF from wireless devices, Wi-Fi, and 5G infrastructure are outdated, based primarily on thermal effects, and fail to adequately protect public health—especially children, pregnant women, and those with electromagnetic hypersensitivity. Independent research, including the National Toxicology Program animal studies and multiple peer-reviewed papers, has shown clear evidence of biological effects at levels well below current FCC limits, including increased cancer risk, oxidative stress, DNA damage, and reproductive harm. These findings have been dismissed or minimized while industry-funded studies and captured agencies continue to claim “no proven harm.” This pattern mirrors other failures of public health agencies that prioritize corporate interests over independent science. I urge HHS to: Commission and fund truly independent research that examines non-thermal effects, cumulative exposure, and real-world chronic low-level RF from 5G small cells and densified networks. Update safety standards to account for biological effects, not merely heating of tissue. Require transparent disclosure of conflicts of interest in all studies relied upon by the agency. Support a precautionary approach: pause further dense 5G deployments near homes, schools, and hospitals until safety is demonstrated, and prioritize wired alternatives where feasible. Investigate and publicly report on the health impacts of the existing nationwide 5G infrastructure that has been rolled out with insufficient long-term data. The public has a right to accurate information and protection from involuntary exposure. Continuing to rely on 1990s-era thermal-only limits while saturating the environment with pulsed RF is not acceptable. I call on HHS to put human health ahead of industry expansion. Shelly Arnoldi Licensed PE | Navy Veteran | Virginia resident

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