**2.27 Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA, 2009)**

www.arpansa.gov.au/ www.arpansa.gov.au/pubs/eme/fact1.pdf

In an update of its fact sheet on mobile telephony and health ARPANSA says that "*there is essentially no evidence that microwave exposure from mobile telephones causes cancer, and no clear evidence that such exposure accelerates the growth of an already-existing cancer. More research on this issue has been recommended. "Users concerned about the possibility of health effects can minimize their exposure to the microwave emissions by limiting the duration of mobile telephone calls, using a mobile telephone which does not have the antenna in the handset or using a 'hands-free' attachment. "There is no clear evidence in the existing scientific literature that the use of mobile telephones poses a long-term public health hazard (although the possibility of a small risk cannot be ruled out).*"
