I was recently telling my students that there is going to be a brain tumor epidemic in the next 5-10 years. I was explaining to them that it usually takes about ten years of cell phone use before the tumor shows up and proceeded to ask them "How long have you had a cell phone?" Answers were "five years," seven years," "four years" and so on. When I was taking role, I noticed that one of my students had been absent for about five classes. I asked her why and she replied "It is because I have a brain tumor."

On 8 April 2009, 50 doctors presented an appeal to Dutch political leaders and government health authorities at The Hague. On the basis of their experience and observations, they call for measures to be taken to minimise exposure to artificial radiation from electromagnetic fields. The signatories note a general increase in serious medical conditions of unidentified origin. This increase in health problems and illness parallels the explosive increase in exposure to radiation from electromagnetic fields in the environment.