{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4980","number":"4980","name":"Tom LaPorta","organization":"","posted":"2026-10-26T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-20T04:00Z","body":"I am a retired RN from California.  I had exposures to cell phones, wifi, and electronic devices on the job.  I have exposures to cell phones, cell phone towers, wifi and power lines in my personal life.  I had exposure to smart meters, which, when implemented coincided with neurological symptoms.  After opting out of the smart meter installation and going back to an analog electric meter, the neurological symptoms ceased.  \n\nScarato, T. (2025). U.S. policy on wireless technologies and public health protection: Regulatory gaps and proposed reforms. Frontiers in Public Health, 13, 1677583. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1677583\n\nMelnick, R. L., Moskowitz, J. M., & International Commission on the Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields (ICBE-EMF). \n(2026). Exposure limits to radiofrequency EMF do not account for cancer risk or reproductive toxicity assessed from data in experimental animals. Environmental Health, 25(1), 42. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-026-01288-6\n\nLai, H., & Levitt, B. B. (2024). Cellular and molecular effects of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields. Reviews on Environmental Health, 39(3), 519–529. https://doi.org/10.1515/reveh-2023-0023\n\nPanagopoulos, D. J., Karabarbounis, A., Yakymenko, I., & Chrousos, G. P. (2021). Human-made electromagnetic fields: Ion forced-oscillation and voltage-gated ion channel dysfunction, oxidative stress and DNA damage (Review). International Journal of Oncology, 59(5), 92. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2021.5272\n\n","attachments":["https://downloads.regulations.gov/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4980/attachment_4.pdf","https://downloads.regulations.gov/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4980/attachment_2.pdf","https://downloads.regulations.gov/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4980/attachment_3.pdf","https://downloads.regulations.gov/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4980/attachment_1.pdf"],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4980","tags":["cancer-tumors","health-experiences","biology-metabolism","exposure-places","policy-standards"],"source_hash":"0deac86e89232e3a3ab2c3743f29a9b4ae999526a8e1f0e2eea143c0ce08c4ec","slug":"cancer-tumors-comment-4980","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4980","body_sha256":"2b8109fdf6f803ea3c4619afb804b02a8d6c38ffb9660cb0a2438bc43a76b209","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"smart-meters","topics":[{"id":"smart-meters","evidence":"ting out of the smart meter installation and going back to an analog electric meter, the neurological symptoms ceased.  \n\nScarato, T. (2025). U.S. p"},{"id":"neurological","evidence":" going back to an analog electric meter, the neurological symptoms ceased.  \n\nScarato, T. (2025). U.S. policy on wireless technologies and"},{"id":"occupational","evidence":"to cell phones, wifi, and electronic devices on the job.  I have exposures to cell phones, cell phone towers, wifi and p"},{"id":"research","evidence":"s technologies and public health protection: Regulatory gaps and proposed reforms. Frontiers in Public Health, 13, 1677583. https://doi.org/10.338"}],"summary":"A retired nurse reports workplace and home exposures and neurological symptoms that ceased after replacing a smart meter with an analog meter, and cites research on biological effects and regulation.","reviewed_at":"2026-10-26T22:22:05Z","review_method":"Full comment-text review with exact source evidence; attachments not reviewed","review_source_sha256":"1236129ab2e871086a2960f5d34b0caf6926f892044c177e9263c45d03526006","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["smart-meters","neurological","occupational","research"],"primary_topic":"smart-meters","forum_title":"A retired nurse reports workplace and home exposures and neurological symptoms that ceased after replacin…"}