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Radiofrequency electromagnetic fields “possibly carcinogenic”

The WHO/International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified radiofrequency electromagnetic fields, such as those emitted by wireless communication devices, as possibly carcinogenic to humans, based on an increased risk for glioma, a malignant type of brain cancer, associated with wireless phone use.

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