119-sres303

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 303 Agreed to Senate

    (ATS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
S. RES. 303

 Expressing support for the designation of May 17, 2025, as ``DIPG 
 Pediatric Brain Cancer Awareness Day'' to raise awareness of, and 
 encourage research on, diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma tumors and 
 pediatric cancers in general.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 June 25 (legislative day, June 24), 2025

 Mr. Reed (for himself and Mrs. Fischer) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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 RESOLUTION

 Expressing support for the designation of May 17, 2025, as ``DIPG 
 Pediatric Brain Cancer Awareness Day'' to raise awareness of, and 
 encourage research on, diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma tumors and 
 pediatric cancers in general.

Whereas diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (referred to in this preamble as 
 ``DIPG'') tumors regularly affect 200 to 300 children in the United 
 States each year;
Whereas brain tumors are the leading cause of cancer-related death among 
 children;
Whereas DIPG tumors are the leading cause of pediatric brain cancer deaths;
Whereas, with respect to a child who is diagnosed with a DIPG tumor and receives 
 treatment for a DIPG tumor, the median amount of time that the child 
 survives after diagnosis is approximately 11 months;
Whereas, with respect to an individual who is diagnosed with a DIPG tumor, the 
 rate of survival 5 years after diagnosis is approximately 2 percent;
Whereas the average age at which a child is diagnosed with a DIPG tumor is 
 between 5 and 10 years, resulting in a life expectancy approximately 70 
 years shorter than the average life expectancy in the United States; and
Whereas the prognosis for children diagnosed with DIPG tumors has not 
 meaningfully improved during the past 50 years: Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That the Senate--

    (1) supports designating May 17, 2025, as ``DIPG Pediatric 
 Brain Cancer Awareness Day'';

    (2) supports efforts--
        (A) to better understand diffuse intrinsic pontine 
 glioma (referred to in this resolution as ``DIPG'') 
 tumors;
        (B) to develop effective treatments for DIPG 
 tumors; and
            (C) to provide comprehensive care for children with 
 DIPG tumors and their families; and

    (3) encourages all individuals in the United States to 
 become more informed about--
        (A) DIPG tumors;
        (B) pediatric brain cancer in general; and
            (C) challenges relating to research on pediatric 
 cancers and ways to advance that research.
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