Brain cancers : 4 times more new cases of glioblastoma in 2018 according to Public Health France

According to the national agency Santé publique France, the annual number of new cases of glioblastoma (the most aggressive brain cancer) has increased fourfold and more for both sexes between 1990 and 2018. Exposure to waves among the possible factors mentioned by the agency. Dr. Marc Arazi and Dr. Annie J. Sasco react for Task Force Phonegate Alert and call on public authorities to protect the health of children, young people and millions of mobile phone users

[Press release] Brain cancers : 4 times more new cases of glioblastoma in 2018 according to Public Health France
Equipe Phonegate 18 Nov 2019

In July 2019 (updated in September 2019), the French Public Health Agency “Santé Publique France“, together with the Francim cancer registries, the Hospices Civils de Lyon and the Institut National du Cancer, published national estimates of cancer incidence and mortality in metropolitan France between 1990 and 2018. These are based on the modeling of observed incidence data (new cases) until 2015 by cancer registries, supplemented by projections until 2018.

Volume 1 of the report is devoted to solid tumors (27 tumors and 22 subtypes). Between 1990 and 2018, the overall incidence rate of solid tumors remained relatively stable in men and continued to increase in women. At the same time, the annual number of new cases of glioblastoma with histological confirmation (one of the most aggressive types of brain cancer) has increased fourfold and more for both sexes.

In 20 years, the number of glioblastomas multiplied by 4, affecting all ages



Santé Publique France estimates that there will be 3,481 new cases of these glioblastomas in metropolitan France in 2018, 58% of them in men. There were only 823 in 1990.

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