A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 17, 2023, 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.

III 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. RES. 232 Expressing support for the designation of May 17, 2023, 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 JUNE 1, 2023 Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. REED, Mrs. FISCHER, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. CASEY, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, and Mr. MARSHALL) submitted the fol- lowing resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Expressing support for the designation of May 17, 2023, 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 150 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; VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:07 Jun 02, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR232.ATS SR232 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •SRES 232 ATS 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 diag- nosis 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 tu- mors has not improved during the past 50 years: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate— 1 (1) supports designating May 17, 2023, as 2 ‘‘DIPG Pediatric Brain Cancer Awareness Day’’; 3 (2) supports efforts— 4 (A) to better understand diffuse intrinsic 5 pontine glioma tumors; 6 (B) to develop effective treatments for dif- 7 fuse intrinsic pontine glioma tumors; and 8 (C) to provide comprehensive care for chil- 9 dren with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma tu- 10 mors and their families; and 11 (3) encourages all individuals in the United 12 States to become more informed about— 13 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:07 Jun 02, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR232.ATS SR232 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •SRES 232 ATS (A) diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma tu- 1 mors; 2 (B) pediatric brain cancer in general; and 3 (C) challenges relating to research on pedi- 4 atric cancers and ways to advance that re- 5 search. 6 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:07 Jun 02, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\SR232.ATS SR232 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS