{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-1649","number":"1649","name":"","organization":"Wire Idaho","posted":"2026-10-06T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-05T04:00Z","body":"I am submitting this comment in response to HHS’s Request for Information on Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure.\n\nI am responding from the perspective of an advocate, friend, and family member of people who have had adverse reactions to microwave radiation from cell phones, wireless routers, or cell towers. Although I personally do not have a strong immediate adverse reaction to microwave exposure, I know several people who do.\n\nHere are some vignettes from my experience: My sister in Utah complained to me about a twitch her 13-year-old grandson had developed, and wanted to take him to a chiropractor to see if anything could be done to help him. I asked her whether anything had changed in his life that might have caused this. She said no, but then called me back and said, yes. They had moved their wireless router into his bedroom. Upon removing it, his twitch went away. I, too, have noticed adverse reactions to wireless devices. I'm pretty adverse to using them at all, but I notice if I send text messages over a period of 10 or 15 minutes, my hands begin to tingle uncomfortably. On one occasion, I attended an event in an enclosed basement auditorium at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. It was a debate on the potential adverse effects of wireless devices, pitting Dr. Martin Pall against an attorney from the wireless industry. The wireless spokesman laughed at us when we asked that cell phones be put on airplane mode, because the wireless routers in the room were pointed from the ceiling at the attendees. After an hour and a half in that room I developed a headache and body aches, and was grateful to get out of there. I question what effect this was having on students trying to learn something. And why so many babies and young children are born with unusual health problems. And why so many young men are developing prostate cancer, and children in general are developing brain tumors. these are questions that should be addressed prior to the federal government allowing the definition of \"broadband\" expansion to include wireless and fiber-optice to the premises as if they were the same thing.\n\nI support HHS taking an active role in examining the potential health and environmental effects of wireless radiation. Questions about human health should be addressed by federal agencies with appropriate expertise in medicine, biology, epidemiology, and public health, and the experiences of individuals and families who report being affected should be considered alongside the scientific evidence.\n\nI urge HHS to carefully evaluate these experiences and the scientific evidence, identify gaps in current research, give particular attention to children and other potentially vulnerable populations, and establish appropriate federal research priorities regarding wireless radiation and public health.\n\nThank you for providing individuals and families with an opportunity to be heard.","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-1649","tags":["cancer-tumors","child-development","health-experiences","exposure-places","research-evidence"],"source_hash":"0429d38c1467e6884d6e588cf13fd15377b84160f5ff1bacdb070ee9d1749a58","slug":"cancer-tumors-comment-1649","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-1649","body_sha256":"4b482f29a0e040f396f55286c6dfb64cf8869fd47f7332c0ceed562284e3215c","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"neurological","topics":[{"id":"neurological","evidence":"n hour and a half in that room I developed a headache and body aches, and was grateful to get out of there. I question what"},{"id":"children","evidence":" in Utah complained to me about a twitch her 13-year-old grandson had developed, and wanted to take him to a ch"},{"id":"wifi","evidence":"ons to microwave radiation from cell phones, wireless routers, or cell towers. Although I personally do not have a "},{"id":"cancer","evidence":"ncer, and children in general are developing brain tumors. these are questions that should be addressed prior to"},{"id":"optical","evidence":"broadband\" expansion to include wireless and fiber-optice to the premises as if they were the same thing.\n\nI sup"},{"id":"research","evidence":"pulations, and establish appropriate federal research priorities regarding wireless radiation and public health.\n\nThank"}],"summary":"Reports personal and family symptoms associated with wireless devices, raises cancer and child-health concerns, and requests investigation and distinction between wireless and fiber broadband.","reviewed_at":"2026-10-07T00:52:21Z","review_method":"Complete published comment-body review with exact supporting passages; attachments and external links not reviewed.","review_source_sha256":"31cba1ee2585c4aaa90bcde0e9096bd537a9c5c2d387795609d6d8f861fef034","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["neurological","children","wifi","cancer","optical","research"],"primary_topic":"neurological","forum_title":"Reports personal and family symptoms associated with wireless devices, raises cancer and child-health con…"}