[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 79 (Thursday, May 21, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H3544]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      BRAIN TUMOR AWARENESS MONTH

  (Mr. KENNEDY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Brain Tumor 
Awareness Month.
  Every single year, nearly 70,000 people in our country will be 
diagnosed with a brain tumor. Tragically, over 4,000 of them will be 
children. By the end of this year, roughly 14,000 Americans will lose 
their lives due to a brain tumor.
  Like many others across this country, my family has also been touched 
by this painful disease, but for patients and their loved ones, hope 
persists, whether through increased funding for NIH research, which 
just passed the Energy and Commerce Committee this morning, or through 
the tireless efforts of nonprofit organizations like the National Brain 
Tumor Society.
  We should not and cannot accept the notion that a brain tumor is 
untreatable any longer. This month and every month, we must support the 
efforts of our scientists, doctors, and advocates as they search for 
new treatment options to develop new cures.

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