FDA to Probe Cell Phone-Cancer Links
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration
said on Thursday it will review wireless phone
safety following a recently published study that
raised concerns about a heightened risk of brain
cancer.
Swedish researchers said last month the use of
cellular phones over a long period of time can raise
the risk of brain tumors.
Their findings contradict a number of earlier
studies and are "difficult to interpret," the FDA
said in comments posted on its Web site.
Still, the agency said it "plans to convene a meeting in the near future to evaluate research conducted to date in this area and identify gaps in knowledge that warrant additional research."
