Increase in brain tumors among young people
A study shows that the number of brain tumors among young people in France has risen significantly in recent years. Experts suspect that the increasing levels of mobile phone radiation are the cause.
by Andreas Gossweiler, gesundheitstipp.ch/, 13 May 2025, Updated 26 May 2025
(posted by Verein Schutz vor Strahlung on its Facebook page, 29 May 2025 - DeepL translation)
(Photo): Young people on their cell phones: Mobile phone radiation is a risk factor for cancer (Image: iStock)
Since the year 2000, the number of malignant brain tumors in young people between the ages of 15 and 39 has more than doubled in France. This is shown by a recent study by the French health authority. While other types of cancer, such as leukemia and breast cancer, have remained constant, the increase in brain tumors is striking. The researchers explicitly cite non-ionizing radiation—i.e., mobile phone radiation—as a possible risk factor. For many experts, it is clear that the increasing use of cell phones and constant exposure to radio sources such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth could have a significant impact on health.
Other international studies also support this hypothesis. Researchers at Seoul National University found that brain tumors usually develop on the side of the head where the cell phone is held, with a 27 percent increased risk for frequent cell phone users. The Medical University of Vienna discovered genetic damage in the blood of people living near cell phone towers – an early indicator of cancer. Back in 2017, a court in Turin ruled that a brain tumor was caused by frequent cell phone use and awarded the person affected a lifetime annuity.
According to experts, children and adolescents are particularly at risk. Radiation penetrates much more deeply into their skulls. Young adults who develop tumors today were often exposed to intense radiofrequency radiation as children—through cell phones, tablets, or wireless headphones.
And Switzerland? To date, it has refrained from conducting its own market surveillance of mobile devices. A policy initiative to introduce such controls was recently rejected by a clear majority in the National Council. The reason given was a lack of funds. Radiation protection organizations have criticized this as cynical. The federal government collects hundreds of millions of Swiss francs annually from the allocation of mobile frequencies, yet there is no budget for protecting the population.
From the perspective of the association “Schutz vor Strahlung” (Protection from Radiation), this decision is incomprehensible: Switzerland earns millions from mobile communications – but refuses to systematically investigate the health consequences. At the same time, studies pointing to a serious cancer risk are piling up. If you don't measure, you can't regulate – and that seems to be the policy. Instead of honestly acknowledging the risks, people are looking the other way. The price we pay for this is high: we are putting our health at risk – especially that of our children.
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