{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0921","number":"0921","name":"Stacey West","organization":"","posted":"2026-09-25T04:00Z","received":"2026-09-25T04:00Z","body":"My husband was diagnosed with Vestibular Schwannoma. When asking the doctor about if cell phone usage could be a contributing factor, since it is on his \"cell phone ear\" side, he stated that he could not confer, yet has seen a marked increase over the last 10 - 15 years. I happen to work with someone who had one removed about 8 years ago. Considering they used to be rare, we would very much like studies done to see if there is a correlation between device radiation and brain tumors.","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0921","tags":["cancer-tumors","research-evidence"],"source_hash":"39c2f624d6f103c6eca20221cf4433008cbc0fd3a7708ff265a0037803b6af51","slug":"cancer-tumors-comment-0921","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-0921","body_sha256":"0e2b4e02c34b3b88d558c6a06af30732a8796a2a54fcfc9b1d6913181485ff2f","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"cancer","topics":[{"id":"cancer","evidence":"My husband was diagnosed with Vestibular Schwannoma. When asking the doctor about if cell phone usage could be a contributing factor, since it is on hi"},{"id":"research","evidence":"ed about 8 years ago. Considering they used to be rare, we would very much like studies done to see if there is a correlation between device radiation and brain tumors."}],"summary":"Reports a spouse’s vestibular schwannoma and an acquaintance with a similar tumor. Requests studies of a possible phone-radiation association, noting that the treating doctor did not confirm causation.","reviewed_at":"2026-09-26T00:33:07Z","review_method":"Source-matched AI review of 50 complete new comment bodies; four attachment-only submissions remain pending. Exact supporting passages; attachments not reviewed.","review_source_sha256":"d525280c56ad78a89ba0c764a76a7e16e8313d992c5ce40198478ee6a033a809","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["cancer","research"],"primary_topic":"cancer","forum_title":"Reports a spouse’s vestibular schwannoma and an acquaintance with a similar tumor. Requests studies of a …"}