{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-6416","number":"6416","name":"Alex Andreasen","organization":"","posted":"2026-10-28T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-21T04:00Z","body":"https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Santosh-Kesari/publication/263931015_Why_children_absorb_more_microwave_radiation_than_adults_The_consequences/links/53d8fee20cf2631430c38c88/Why-children-absorb-more-microwave-radiation-than-adults-The-consequences.pdf\n\n\"Why children absorb more microwave radiation than adults:\nThe consequences\"\n\n\"Abstract\nComputer simulation using MRI scans of children is the only possible way to determine the\nmicrowave radiation (MWR) absorbed in specific tissues in children. Children absorb more\nMWR than adults because their brain tissues are more absorbent, their skulls are thinner\nand their relative size is smaller. MWR from wireless devices has been declared a possible\nhuman carcinogen. Children are at greater risk than adults when exposed to any carcinogen.\nBecause the average latency time between first exposure and diagnosis of a tumor can be\ndecades, tumors induced in children may not be diagnosed until well into adulthood. The\nfetus is particularly vulnerable to MWR. MWR exposure can result in degeneration of the\nprotective myelin sheath that surrounds brain neurons. MWR-emitting toys are being sold\nfor use by young infants and toddlers. Digital dementia has been reported in school age\nchildren. A case study has shown when cellphones are placed in teenage girls’ bras multiple\nprimary breast cancer develop beneath where the phones are placed. MWR exposure limits\nhave remained unchanged for 19 years. All manufacturers of smartphones have warnings\nwhich describe the minimum distance at which phone must be kept away from users in\norder to not exceed the present legal limits for exposure to MWR. The exposure limit for\nlaptop computers and tablets is set when devices are tested 20 cm away from the body.\nBelgium, France, India and other technologically sophisticated governments are passing\nlaws and/or issuing warnings about children’s use of wireless devices.\"","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-6416","tags":["cancer-tumors","child-development","exposure-places","policy-standards","research-evidence"],"source_hash":"31c4b4204c7313dbd12efd29caad8f2f7898f8e300b43de702554e36d8bca84b","slug":"cancer-tumors-comment-6416","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-6416","body_sha256":"db2e129aeb7a97e47cff7221bd9fafa4440b4706ef40ae28e2dc7b069acbd6e8","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"children","topics":[{"id":"children","evidence":"R) absorbed in specific tissues in children. Children absorb more\nMWR than adults because their brain tissues are more absorbent, "},{"id":"cancer","evidence":"aced in teenage girls’ bras multiple\nprimary breast cancer develop beneath where the phones are placed. MWR exposure limits"},{"id":"reproductive","evidence":" be diagnosed until well into adulthood. The\nfetus is particularly vulnerable to MWR. MWR exposure can result in de"},{"id":"standards","evidence":"develop beneath where the phones are placed. MWR exposure limits\nhave remained unchanged for 19 years. All manufacturers of smart"}],"summary":"The commenter quotes a paper arguing that children absorb more microwave radiation than adults and discussing developmental, cancer and exposure-standard concerns.","reviewed_at":"2026-10-28T23:54:32Z","review_method":"Full comment-text review with exact source evidence; attachments not reviewed","review_source_sha256":"dd3bf7cb31eb553e9bb07698451dfb63a618627a1fb5f8e7e50ac252b519a3d1","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["children","cancer","reproductive","standards"],"primary_topic":"children","forum_title":"The commenter quotes a paper arguing that children absorb more microwave radiation than adults and discus…"}