[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 15, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3719-S3720]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 SENATE RESOLUTION 691--EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE DESIGNATION OF MAY 
  17, 2024, 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

  Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Reed, Mr. Braun, Mr. Casey, Mrs. Hyde-
Smith, and Mrs. Fischer) submitted the following resolution; which was 
considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 691

       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, 2024, 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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