The commenter reports two cancer diagnoses after living near a microwave relay tower for 25 years and sup…

HHS public comment #0013 · HHS-OASH-2026-0397 · 2026-09-21

#1The commenter reports two cancer diagnoses after living near a microwave relay tower for 25 years and sup…by Mark Kosich » 2026-09-21
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The commenter reports two cancer diagnoses after living near a microwave relay tower for 25 years and supplies exposure-location context without establishing causation.

  • Cancer & tumors: I am a two time cancer patient living for 25 years within 400 yards of NC State Highway Patrol microwave relay tower Call sign: WQOM811, Bailey NC 27807 Coordinates: 35.741583 - 78.115389, Site# HP1011,
  • Towers & siting: r patient living for 25 years within 400 yards of NC State Highway Patrol microwave relay tower Call sign: WQOM811, Bailey NC 27807 Coordinates: 35.741583 - 78.115389, Site# HP1011, Phone 1-888-92 VIPER, VIPER 800 MHz Trunker radio site. The 6 GHz links are point-to-point ba

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I am a two time cancer patient living for 25 years within 400 yards of NC State Highway Patrol microwave relay tower Call sign: WQOM811, Bailey NC 27807 Coordinates: 35.741583 - 78.115389, Site# HP1011, Phone 1-888-92 VIPER, VIPER 800 MHz Trunker radio site. The 6 GHz links are point-to-point backhaul tying the site into the statewide network.

Context on what it carries: the Highway Patrol manages North Carolina's statewide VIPER Project 25 800 MHz trunked system — about 240 transmitter sites whose controllers are linked over microwave. I am a 69 year old Caucasian male, 154 lbs, 5'10", lifelong athlete, non-smoker. Two cancers: 1) Polycythemia Vera diagnosed October 2024, treated with Besremi/Ropeg-interferon at UNC Hematology, Garner NC; 2) Thymic Squamous Cell Carcinoma diagnosed June 2026 at Duke University Medical Center Cancer Center, Durham NC. Surgical removal of 10 cm x 7 cm tumor, presently undergoing radiation treatment of the tumor bed area between the heart and right lung

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