{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0276","number":"0276","name":"Anonymous Anonymous","organization":"","posted":"2026-09-22T04:00Z","received":"2026-09-21T04:00Z","body":"My surgeon implanted a new pacemaker inside me in August 2025. Before the surgery, I had asked him if the pacer generated any radiation. He said no. Afterwards I learned that my new pacer contains a Bluetooth device that generates EMF throughout the day for warning signals. It also generates EMF for my pacer interrogations every 3 months. I was very concerned about this because I've read numerous medical articles that report a connection with EMF and cancer. I asked for the Bluetooth to be turned off. A representative from Medtronic, the manufacturer, said he could turn off all the Bluetooth warning signals but not the Bluetooth EMF emissions for the periodic interrogations. In addition, the EMF would last for 30 minutes AFTER each interrogation, or for 2 hours every year. I've read that EMF changes DNA in a cumulative way, so that suggests that the EMF, embedded in my tissue and above my left breast, could be increasing my risk for breast cancer. As a result, I have stopped my pacer interrogations as well as the warning signals. The surgeon told me that no research is intended for the Bluetooth device in new pacemakers. I thought this intention might suggest that the manufacturer was concerned that there could be a cancer link with the Bluetooth in its pacemakers.","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0276","tags":["cancer-tumors","biology-metabolism","research-evidence"],"source_hash":"83ac09c0dc7b7861266891e14581c20c95a71c1bf7a0ee15c8ac0c2e2a5dd15e","slug":"cancer-tumors-comment-0276","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0276","body_sha256":"57085c7a4e8d49d27723aab4e36c52101365ff3c716b0d8ef17506db5cd24f35","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"cardiac","topics":[{"id":"cardiac","evidence":"My surgeon implanted a new pacemaker inside me in August 2025."},{"id":"cancer","evidence":"I was very concerned about this because I've read numerous medical articles that report a connection with EMF and cancer."},{"id":"research","evidence":"The surgeon told me that no research is intended for the Bluetooth device in new pacemakers."}],"summary":"The commenter expresses concern about Bluetooth emissions from an implanted pacemaker and possible cancer risk, and reports discontinuing interrogations; this is a personal account, not medical advice.","reviewed_at":"2026-09-22T14:53:58Z","review_method":"AI-assisted full comment-body review with exact source passages; September 22 CSV update","review_source_sha256":"8f947a6a1475f03303b5f1422f78e5d681e433d972ec3f87002ae63b3540bc46","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["cardiac","cancer","research"],"primary_topic":"cardiac","forum_title":"The commenter expresses concern about Bluetooth emissions from an implanted pacemaker and possible cancer…"}