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III
116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. RES. 587
Expressing support for the designation of May 17, 2020, 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.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 19, 2020
Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. REED, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. CASEY, and Mr.
BRAUN) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and
agreed to
RESOLUTION
Expressing support for the designation of May 17, 2020,
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 400
children in the United States each year;
Whereas brain tumors are the leading cause of cancer-related
death among children;
Whereas, during childhood, DIPG tumors are—
(1) the second most common type of malignant
brain tumor; and
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(2) 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 only 9 months;
Whereas, with respect to an individual who is diagnosed with
a DIPG tumor, the rate of survival 5 years after diag-
nosis is approximately 2 percent;
Whereas the average age at which a child is diagnosed with
a DIPG tumor is between 5 and 9 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 tu-
mors has not improved over the past 40 years: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate—
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(1) supports—
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(A) designating May 17, 2020, as ‘‘DIPG
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Pediatric Brain Cancer Awareness Day’’; and
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(B) efforts to—
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(i) better understand diffuse intrinsic
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pontine glioma tumors;
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(ii) develop effective treatments for
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diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma tumors;
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and
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(iii) provide comprehensive care for
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children with diffuse intrinsic pontine
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glioma tumors and their families; and
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(2) encourages all individuals in the United
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States to become more informed about—
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(A) diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma tu-
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mors;
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(B) pediatric brain cancer in general; and
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(C) challenges relating to research on pedi-
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atric cancers and ways to advance such re-
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search.
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