{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-6033","number":"6033","name":"Jessica Harp","organization":"","posted":"2026-10-28T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-20T04:00Z","body":"At 22 years old, I was diagnosed with a skull based Meningioma behind my right ear. I was studying in the university library when my left ear bud fell out of my ear and I couldn’t hear music in my right ear. My life would soon change forever. I first found out I was deaf in my right ear and then after an MRI showed a meningioma. I received a cell phone for my 13th birthday and the location of the Meningioma seemed to line up. We always wondered if it caused my brain tumor. It was extremely rare for a 22 year old to get that type of tumor, and rare that it was hard and sticky. This caused me to lose function of the right side of my body. I had to learn to walk again, read again, word finding and speech was difficult. I still managed to graduate college, and after 6 months of therapy, I went to graduate school and became a mental health therapist. At 34 I was pregnant with my first child, which most likely caused it to grow again. I am about to have a second surgery, and pray it goes better than the first. I also pray I can safely carry another pregnancy. More research needs done to ensure safety. ","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-6033","tags":["cancer-tumors","child-development","exposure-places","research-evidence"],"source_hash":"cca6a2110529f3fcbb30b2c90668d57941035b3499e6da9afd5b3139f04e1d8d","slug":"cancer-tumors-comment-6033","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-6033","body_sha256":"9c94c0ebed59c5d6d689a5497ebb4858d0703c480bfec9639f007fba48f47a82","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"cancer","topics":[{"id":"cancer","evidence":"diagnosed with a skull based Meningioma"},{"id":"neurological","evidence":"lose function of the right side of my body"},{"id":"reproductive","evidence":"pregnant with my first child"},{"id":"research","evidence":"More research needs done to ensure safety."}],"summary":"The commenter describes a meningioma diagnosed at age 22, lasting neurological effects and rehabilitation, and later tumor growth during pregnancy. They wonder whether earlier phone use contributed and request more safety research.","reviewed_at":"2026-10-28T16:50:58Z","review_method":"Full comment-text review with exact source evidence; attachments not reviewed","review_source_sha256":"bc8d635648bd54c88adc8234644006e204f161f003ce5edd7d4c52835697210c","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["cancer","neurological","reproductive","research"],"primary_topic":"cancer","forum_title":"The commenter describes a meningioma diagnosed at age 22, lasting neurological effects and rehabilitation…"}