{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0076","body_sha256":"c5c5fd1c7c0837f9e596bbeb233876e22b818b6b39035c0afd5067e8d493a3a9","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"cancer","topics":[{"id":"cancer","evidence":"rmer telecommunications industry professional who was diagnosed with a Clear Cell Grade 2 Meningioma in August 2019. I spent 20+ years working in the wireless telecommunications industry, where I was directly involved in developing wireless networks, tower sites, small cell sites"},{"id":"occupational","evidence":"I am writing as a patient and former telecommunications industry professional who was diagnosed with a Clear Cell Grade 2 Meningioma in August 2019. I spent 20+ years working in the wireless telecommunications industry, where I was directly involved in deve"},{"id":"infrastructure","evidence":"lecommunications industry, where I was directly involved in developing wireless networks, tower sites, small cell sites, and rooftop and in-building distributed antenna systems for major carriers including AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and formerly Sprint nationwide.\n\nMy job requ"},{"id":"standards","evidence":"pattern of illness I witnessed among my peers cannot be dismissed as coincidence. Current FCC safety guidelines focus solely on thermal effects and do not account for the kind of chronic, close proximity occupational exposure that I and my deceased colleagues experienced.\n"},{"id":"research","evidence":" among workers routinely exposed to antenna radiation suggests a correlation that demands investigation.\n\nI believe strongly that my occupational exposure to operating antennas caused my meningioma. The location of my tumor, the nature of my work, and the pattern of illness I witnes"}],"summary":"A former telecommunications worker reports meningioma and cancers among colleagues, attributes them to occupational RF exposure and requests worker-focused studies and stronger standards.","reviewed_at":"2026-09-22T01:54:07Z","review_method":"AI source-text review; explicit topic passages; 2026-09-22","review_source_sha256":"5673746a0f18d58395662ab0b751168d168de263a25d3e6964414d4ba294b16f","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"}