Press Coverage/Resources on NIH Study On Cell Phone Radiation and Cancer

Press Coverage and NIH/NIEHS Resources on National Toxicology Program Study On Cell Phone Radiation and Cancer

This page contains key resources from the National Toxicology Program Study as well as recent press coverage of the technical reports.

US Agency Resources on the National Toxicology Program Draft Technical Reports

NIEHS webpage on the Peer Review Meeting March 25-28, 2018

NIH Webpagewith full NTP Draft Technical Reports with supplemental information TR-595: NTP Report Studies of Cell Phone Radiofrequency Radiation (Rats)

NTP Report Studies of Cell Phone Radiofrequency Radiation (Mice)

Technical Report Pathology Tables and Curves Rats, Mice.

Telephone Press Conference: NTP Draft Conclusions for Radiofrequency Radiation Studies in Rats and Mice February 2, 2018 (Transcript)

NIH/NIEHS Press Release, High Exposure to Radiofrequency Radiation Linked to Tumor Activity in Male Rats

NIH/NTP Teleconference on Draft Reports: Full Recording of the Press Conference

FDA, Statement from Jeffrey Shuren, M.D., J.D., director of the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health on the recent National Toxicology Program draft report on radiofrequency energy exposure

Below is a Youtube of the press conference audio and also includes excerpts from various other presentations by the National Toxicology Program Cancer Study Scientists.

2017 DNA Damage

NTP presented data on the genotoxicity of cell phone radiation in rats and mice at the annual meeting of the Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society held in Raleigh, North Carolina from September 9-13, 2017. DNA damage was significantly increased in some tissues.

“Two-Year Oncogenicity Evaluations Of Cell Phone Radiofrequency Radiation In Sprague-Dawley Rats And B6C3F1 Mice”, Toxicology Letters, Abstract

2016 Partial Findings Release

NTP Report of Partial findings from the NTP Carcinogenesis Studies of Cell Phone Radiofrequency

NTP Press Release: NTP Cell Phone Radiofrequency Radiation Study: Partial Release of Findings

NTP/NIEHS Webpage on Cell Phones

Video of Presentation by NTP at NIEHS June 2016 on the Study Findings

Powerpoint Slides by Dr. Birnbaum, Director of the National Toxicology Program

TOP STORIES/ NEWS COVERAGE

TV: ABC Detroit Area, Ask Dr. Nandi: Cell phone radiation causes tumors in rats

TV: CBS San Francisco Bay Area, Cellphone Radiation Linked To Tumors In Male Rats, Government Study Says

Wall Street Journal, Why the Largest Study Ever on Cellphones and Cancer Won’t Settle the Debate

Washington Post, Cellphone radiation study finds mixed effects in rodents, without clear implications for human health

Consumer Reports , Government Study Suggests Cell Phones May Cause Cancer in Rats. While the risks are still not clear, here’s our advice for playing it safe

CNN, Cell phone radiation study finds more questions than answers

MIT UnDark, Of Science, Certainty, and the Safety of Cell Phone Radiation

New York Post, Cell phones cause tumors in rats, study finds

New York Times, Cellphones Are Still Safe for Humans, Researchers Say

Reuters, High levels of cellphone radiation linked to tumors in male rats: U.S. study finds

Science Magazine, New cell phone and health studies don’t eliminate uncertainty

LA Times, Radiation from cellphones is not hazardous to your health, government scientists say

Medical Daily Times, New Studies Suggest There’s A Link Between Cellphone Radiation And Cancer

INDUSTRY RESPONSE

MWF, Mobile & Wireless Forum, Statement on the National Toxicology Program

EXPERT COMMENTS & ANALYSIS

Joel Moskowitz, National Toxicology Program Finds Cell Phone Radiation Causes Cancer

Dariusz Leszczynski, NTP Study – my first impressions…

Environmental Health Trust Press Release: The Morning Before the Release of the Report

Environmental Health Trust, Anthony Miller Statement “Cancer Researcher States That $25 Million NIH Study Confirms That Cell Phone Radiation Can Cause Cancer” Online Release

Environmental Health Trust, Devra Davis’ Statement on the National Toxicology Report , Online Release

EWG, Federal Research Raises Flags about Cancer Risks from Cell Phone Radiation

The Wall Street Journal Tech Talk” Cellphones and Cancer: What Largest Study Ever Reveals, Interview with Ryan Knutsen of the WSJ

Microwave News, Cell Phone Use Is “Not a High-Risk Situation” Notes:NTP Press Conference

Microwave News, What Changed at NTP?: Same RF Cancer Data, Different Outlook

Marc Arazi Phonegate, [First reaction] Phonegate : Radiation levels at the center of cancer and non-cancer risks in the U.S. NTP study

American Cancer Society, Updated Cell Phone Study Findings Still Inconclusive

IT/IS Foundation Press Release Press Conference: Draft Technical Reports of the National Toxicology Program’s Radiofrequency Radiation Studies in Rodents

“The exposure modulation and levels were designed by the IT’IS Foundation in collaboration with the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to mimic a cell phone user’s exposure in the environment for these two systems and to expose all of the animal tissues as uniformly as possible; the highest level of exposure investigated was at dosimetric levels as high as the thermal response of the animal permitted. As a result, local exposures were higher than the typical human exposure, yet the overall exposure remained within normal levels – a fact that was repeatedly reported wrongly in many news outlets. “

NEWS COVERAGE

Ars Technica, Comprehensive US cell phone safety study inches toward publication In this study, being in one of the control groups was fatal.

The Bio Connection, High Exposure To Radiofrequency Radiation Linked To Tumor Activity In Male Rats

Bloomberg News, Cell Phone Radiation Tied to Rare Tumor in Rats, Study Says

CBS News, Cancer from cellphones? New studies say no need to hang up

Cosmos Magazine, Major studies find possible phone-cancer link, but no cause for alarm

Daily Mail UK, Cell phone radiation linked to cancer in rats in first-ever large government-funded study

Daily Telescope, Are Cell Phones Linked to Brain Cancer? National Toxicology Program Releases Results of Multi Year Study

The Denver Post, Cellphone radiation study finds biological changes in animals; human implications unclear

102.1 The Edge, GlobalNews.ca, Study says cellphone radiation not hazardous to your health, unless you’re a male rat

Edition.cnn.com, Cell phone-related cancer for rats raises alarm

Fast Company, Government research shows link between cell phone radiation and tumors in rats