{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0498","number":"0498","name":"Anonymous Anonymous","organization":"","posted":"2026-09-22T04:00Z","received":"2026-09-22T04:00Z","body":"European Parliament requested a research report “Health Impact of 5G” which was released in July 2021 and concluded that commonly used RFR frequencies (450 to 6000 MHz) are probably carcinogenic for humans and clearly affect male fertility with possible adverse effects on the development of embryos, fetuses and newborns. \nRadiofrequency radiation is emitted by cell towers. This review paper concludes that “Based on the evidence reviewed it is our opinion that IARC’s current categorization of RFR as a possible human carcinogen (Group 2B) should be upgraded to Carcinogenic to Humans (Group 1).”\n","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0498","tags":["cancer-tumors","biology-metabolism","exposure-places","research-evidence"],"source_hash":"5b11287d349ab05b6db11f9f325ce1ce817b7daa1d398ed25212f8e410bb8cf2","slug":"cancer-tumors-comment-0498","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0498","body_sha256":"e6ee9f69a38230484cde9f7e6b5c2954153e81fc135fba1a69a983350e5765b0","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"cancer","topics":[{"id":"cancer","evidence":"probably carcinogenic for humans"},{"id":"reproductive","evidence":"clearly affect male fertility"},{"id":"children","evidence":"newborns"},{"id":"research","evidence":"research report “Health Impact of 5G”"},{"id":"infrastructure","evidence":"Radiofrequency radiation is emitted by cell towers."}],"summary":"Cites a European Parliament-commissioned 5G report concerning cancer and reproductive outcomes, and quotes a call to strengthen IARC’s RF classification. The quoted conclusions are the commenter’s submitted claims, not an independent review.","reviewed_at":"2026-09-22T20:58:45Z","review_method":"ChatGPT full source-text review, 2026-09-22 5pm export","review_source_sha256":"9fa8f150781d0fccf4035ffe78e8f21bcbd1a43f091b6796de1d7f754ff09220","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["cancer","reproductive","children","research","infrastructure"],"primary_topic":"cancer","forum_title":"Cites a European Parliament-commissioned 5G report concerning cancer and reproductive outcomes, and quote…"}