Article: Epidemiological Studies
By: Arthur Firstenberg (1950-2025)
On: The website “Cellphone Task Force“

The late Dr. Roger Santini, a scientist at the National Institute of Applied Sciences of Lyon, was the author of many papers on non-ionizing radiation and warned about the dangers of wireless technology until his death on June 14, 2006 from pancreatic cancer.

He wrote several books on the subject, including: “Téléphones cellulaires: Danger?” | “Cellphones: Danger? – 1998
“Votre GSM, Votre santé: on vous ment” | “Your GSM, Your health: you’re being lied to” – 2004

He was a co-founder of the CRIIREM: Centre de Recherche et d’Information Indépendantes sur les Rayonnements ElectroMagnétic (Center of Research and Independent Information on Electromagnetic Radiation), and the founder of Next-Up, a non-governmental organization concerned with wireless and power-frequency radiation.

Santini conducted the first epidemiological study¹ of the health of people living close to cell towers. Many others have since confirmed his results.

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Footnote

1. An epidemiological study is defined as a research method that aims to understand the distribution of health-related states or events, such as diseases, in populations to identify their determinants and inform interventions for reducing mortality and morbidity.
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   Published: 2021
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